Job Title : Regional Wholesale Manager

Location : Greater Chicago Area or Chicago Metropolitan Area

Job Description :

Key Priorities, Responsibilities and Accountabilities • People... Select and Develop a World Class Team • Recruit, select, develop, and retain a team of world class branch managers. Coach and provide ongoing feedback to motivate and develop them. • Performance Management. Establish measurable performance objectives and provide verbal feedback and periodic written performance evaluations. Make sure that all branch managers understand the expectations by which their performance is being measured. • Inspirational leadership. Display confidence and promote a winning attitude, strong team dynamics, pride in achievements, collaboration and sharing; create a culture that encourages new ideas and entrepreneurial risk-taking. • Promote a culture of high expectations. Consistently challenge branch managers to grow and improve; to push themselves to become the best they can be and never settle for complacency. • Manage to Key Business and Financial Expectations. • Drive world-class performance while maintaining a strong controls environment. Establish business and financial performance expectations. • Business Development • Develop Customer and Supplier Relationships. Strengthen business relationships based on integrity, clear communication, and mutual success. • Lead Expansion Opportunities. Foster industry relationships to create acquisition opportunities, research potential internal expansion target markets.

Education, Skills, and Experience

Minimum Qualifications • 10+ years leadership & management experience • A work history demonstrating progressive responsibility, in the areas of P&L, growth initiatives, and management and strong reputation for ethics and integrity. • 5 – 10 years wholesale distribution, or equivalent experience in areas like: sales and sales management; new construction, repair, and • Willingness and ability for business travel 70% of the time, most typically within the region. • Strategic thinker who possesses excellent general management, sales management and business development skills coupled with strong financial acumen. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience • Is driven, energetic, well-organized, entrepreneurial, disciplined, unpretentious, resilient, courageous, charismatic, and influential.

Preferred Qualifications • Master’s Degree or other applicable continuing education • Strong history of sales and sales management while building influential relationships • Proven track record of recruiting, retaining and developing world-class leadership • Prior role(s) in region management or other executive leadership positions • Compensation $140K-$300K • Great Benefits • Profit Sharing • Remote

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