SALES MANAGER - Consumer Sales Division

Fast growing design and manufacturer of a very high-end and proprietary building system, sold worldwide for recreational, retirement and custom home-type applications since 1968, is seeking a Sales Manager to work in a modern 15-acre manufacturing and office campus setting, suburban to Winston-Salem, NC.  Manage a staff of 10 inside sales persons.  Travel is limited, retail-type hours, including some evenings and Saturdays.  Responsible for US domestic consumer sales.

 

REPORTS TO: Reports directly to President. 

 

EDUCATION:  Bachelors degree [min.], preferably with major in marketing or other business field.

 

EXPERIENCE:  Minimum of ten years hands-on ‘big ticket’ consumer sales management, including recruiting, training, managing and motivating a “high dollar” consumer-oriented sales force.  Must have experience in new home sales, or construction, or real estate and associated financing.  Will consider an otherwise qualified candidate with a “high dollar” consumer-based relationship selling background, e.g. luxury items, upscale furnishings, securities, mortgage lending.  No candidates will be considered without some general knowledge of home construction.

 

MISC. QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must have a proven sales track record, strong closing skills and be comfortable working with clients by phone.  Good written skills, computer and Internet literacy also a requirement.

 

COMPENSATION:  High five-figure range in first year;  in excess of $100,000 in second and successive years.

 

BENEFITS:  HMO health plan, including dental, drug card, paid holidays, vacation policy, etc.

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY:  Topsider Homes is the maker of an upscale and proprietary post & beam residential and commercial building system.  Its applications include individual primary residences, resort homes, hotels, restaurants and structures of all kinds, for a wide variety of geographic and environmental settings.  The Company is located on a 15-acre suburban site, 10 minutes west of Winston-Salem on I-40.

 

Please visit our web site at: http://www.topsider.com/

 

CONTACT:  Please send resume with cover letter, which discusses your sales and new home building or construction-related background, experience or level of general knowledge of same, to: H.R. Dept. - E-MAIL: hrdept@topsider.com ; FAX: (336) 245-2637; MAIL: P.O. Box 1490-HR, Clemmons, NC 27012; or apply online through Monster.

 

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