The position of Georgia District Manager will be based out of our Norcross, GA location!

Essential Responsibilities

• Directs district sales strategy, market growth opportunities, process changes and improvements.
• Accountable for meeting or exceeding district sales and profit goals, hold Branch Managers accountable for Branch P&L goals.
• Develops annual sales plan in support of organization strategy and objectives.
• Directs implementation and execution of sales policies and practices.
• Ensures communications are coordinated, supports sales plan objectives and meets organizational expenditure requirements in conjunction with the Marketing Director.
• Recommends sales strategies for improvement based on market research and competitor analyses.
• Implements approved distribution strategies.
• Manages multiple channel selling strategies.
• Builds, develops and manages Branch Managers and sales teams capable of carrying out needed sales and service initiatives including team engagement and training.
• Hold employees accountable to defined sales and digital goals.
• Ensure Golden Rules are followed.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe working environment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge, and Education Required

• Previous profit and loss responsibilities
• Ability to drive business/sales
• Must have a successful sales track record
• Strong customer relations skills
• Ability to motivate and manage a sales team

Skills, Knowledge, and Education Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred, experience may substitute education.
• 8 years sales management experience
• Strong analytic and presentation skills including ability to use Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint

Language Skills:
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively communicate with customers and staff to make an accurate assessment of customer and branch needs.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to verify and calculate figures such as cost, credit, debit and profit, shortage, loss and understand and interpret financial and or inventory data and reports and balance sheets.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, inventory software, internet software and order processing systems.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form. Ability to use sound judgment and problem solving skills to analyze customer, branch and employee problems and to recommend the proper course of action. Ability to organize and prioritize job projects and requirements.

Attendance Demands:
The attendance demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Attendance is required Monday through Friday within normal business hours. Employee may be required to occasionally work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, handle, or feel, and required to speak, read, and hear English. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high. There may be occasional exposure to extreme weather conditions while in warehouse. This is a high stress and fast paced environment.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software; spreadsheet software; accounting software; Internet software and database software.

Travel:

Approximately 10-40% domestic travel by plane or automobile is required.