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If you're eager for your next challenge, Flender is a great place to grow your career.For more information on Flender, please see website: www.flender.com\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nFlender is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, other categories protected by federal, state, or local law, and regardless of whether the qualified applicants are individuals with disabilities.\nJob Title: Wind Service Sales Manager\nJob Description Summary: Ensures the implementation of the sales strategy, guidelines and targets in selling specific parts of Flender’s wind service product portfolio to customers by combining and leveraging industry knowledge, specialized product and application know how, in order to increase sales and to achieve defined commercial targets.\nJob Description: The Wind Service Sales Manager is responsible for implementation of Sales guidelines and sets the sales targets for the assigned sales organization. This is a key leadership role in developing Flender’s sales budgets and growth forecasts, aligned with the sales strategy of the Wind Service Business Unit. This individual manages the completion of budgets and regular sales reporting. They will cooperate with Marketing, Product Management and Order Management in matters of strategic and tactical product and service positioning. He will Initiate and contribute to planning of customer related product development measures or the setup of customer related projects and support strategic key customers' business development. Manages assigned organizational team and leads and/or coordinates dedicated staff.\nAs the Wind Service Sales Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the entire sales team for Wind Gearboxes, Generators, Coupling and Main Shaft repairs. The duties include hiring and training sales staff, relaying information from upper management to the sales team about sales quotas and strengthening and advancing customer relationships in the industry.\nKey Responsibilities:\nTeam Leadership:\nProvide robust leadership, fostering a collaborative and goal-oriented work environment to achieve operational excellence.\nCultivate a collaborative work environment between the sales team and office employees for seamless coordination and enhanced overall performance.\nPlanning and directing the hiring and training of new Sales Representatives:\nImplement appropriate training procedures and continuously update sales team of new company requirements. Keep up to date of competitors product offerings and provide commercial/technical evaluation of product comparisons.\nEvaluate existing sales territories and determine effectiveness of existing sales team.\nIdentify new customer preferences, industry trends and technical requirements and provide feedback to management of new sales representatives based on market and company growth requirements.\nAddress customer inquiries and concerns, providing support to sales team.\nTracking and analyzing sales statistics based on key quantitative metrics:\nManage weekly/monthly reporting requirements and provide updates on market and project status to management.\nOversee building and management a growing pipeline of service opportunities via CRM.\nProvide additional market/industry intel as required by management.\nDeveloping and maintaining relationships with key clients:\nMaintain relations with top management of key accounts.\nVisit customers with Sales Team to help promote company products and develop/strengthen customer relations.\nAttend Show Exhibitions to develop/promote company products.\nWork with global Key Account Managers to strengthen customer relations.\nCoordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets:\nContinuously review product offering and advise management of new wind industry/product opportunities (field service, repair kits, training and service portfolio).\nProvide competitor product technical/commercial intel and market potential for new product offering.\nRequired/Preferred Knowledge Skills, Education and Experience:\nBachelor’s degree required. Preferred education would be in Mechanical Engineering.\nMin. 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