LG Home Electronics Area Sales Manager

At A Glance

Channel Partners is seeking a dynamic and innovative Area Sales Manager to drive sales and enhance customer satisfaction for one of the world's leading home electronics brands, LG. In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering exceptional store support and achieving sales targets for LG’s Media Solutions (MS) business. This is a full-time, ongoing role working Tuesday-Saturday.

Your Main Goals:

• Oversee LG's presence in assigned retail locations, ensuring optimal product placement, brand visibility, and display functionality
• Implement sales strategies and activities to boost product sell-through and market share
• Foster strong relationships with store leadership and associates to maintain brand awareness and loyalty
• Meet or exceed LG sales targets and market share goals through effective sales initiatives
• Act as a liaison to various channels, supporting LG's overall sales and marketing objectives

Apply today and embark on a new career journey!

Minimum Pay

Maximum Pay

What We Offer

• Weekly pay with early wage access - get paid when you need it!
• Health and wellness benefits plans
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Paid training, drive time, and mileage
• Technology allowance
• Referral bonus
• Tax savings with flexible spending accounts for parking, transit, dependents, and healthcare costs
• Opportunity to work with a growing company that actively rewards and promotes its employees

What You'll Do

• Achieve and/or exceed LG sales targets in assigned retail locations
• Compile competitive realities and insights, as well as feedback on LG products, displays, and overall strategy
• Develop and execute a weekly visit plan based on solid data analysis
• Manage all relationships at assigned stores (with store leadership, category, merchandising, install, and service managers, as well as consumers, etc.) with a strong focus on influencing sales and sales strategy with store associates and management. Develop LG brand advocates throughout the store
• Maintain a solid understanding of industry trends, technology, and competitive information, and report progress of retail relationships
• Represent LG and BDS Connected Solutions in a professional business manner (dress, demeanor, communication, etc.) and to the highest standards of excellence when working with clients
• Train in-store sales associates and managers in formal and informal settings on the features and benefits of LG products, the operation of LG vendor pads and brand walls, and the step-up process among various product tiers; offer a thorough understanding of LG product line and industry offerings to consumers and store associates - all geared to drive sales results and advocacy for LG
• Coordinate all aspects of LG's in-store presence, sales calls, training, assisted-selling hours, and special event schedule planning; resolve in-store issues; manage relationships with in-store management and staff, as well as consumers, to ensure LG's goals are met
• Coordinate and conduct demo days, specialized training, assisted-selling hours, and special event schedule planning; facilitate in-store activities to optimize sales and increase sell-through of LG products
• Troubleshoot and resolve level 1 issues with displays. Report all remaining issues with LG product displays and track resolution, ensure LG products are set to plan-o-gram, and gain commitments for increased shelf share
• Complete all required reporting for store tasks and field training activities on a timely basis
• Adhere to pre-determined budgets, policies, and procedures; execute program initiatives as directed

What You'll Bring

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent experience preferred
• 3+ years’ experience selling in the retail channel; experience selling home entertainment preferred
• Training experience and/or project management experience are preferred

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to travel daily within the assigned territory and approximately 15% of the time outside of the market.
• Working knowledge of retail business, execution, and products
• Strong sales analytical skills, including data analysis, planning, and influencing skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other team members
• Self-driven with the ability to complete multiple store visits daily
• Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask, effectively manage conflicting priorities, and meet established deadlines
• Ability and willingness to work varying schedules based on client needs, including nights and weekends, as needed
• Professional in demeanor, dress, and behavior at all times
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and related computer hardware and software

Physical Requirements:

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 required to:

• Lift 50lbs with the ability to move, install, and/or set up products as needed in stores or for special events and training
• Regularly sit, grasp, talk and/or hear
• Occasionally walk and/or stand
• Continuous hand/eye coordination and fine manipulation
• Drive/provide transportation to travel among 3 stores per day

Important Information

Channel Partners Solutions is an equal opportunity employer in every aspect of employment, including but not limited to; selection, training, development and promotion of the most qualified candidates and employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. Channel Partners is committed to equal employment opportunity in all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment that may not be covered in this statement. Channel Partners is an at-will employer.

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