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Mgr, Sales

Core & Main

North Arlington, NJFull-time$84–121K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$84–121K/yr
Location
North Arlington, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Sales Manager oversees selling and customer service activities, developing programs to improve sales performance, profitability, and customer satisfaction. The role plans and reports on sales and competitive pricing, manages sales staff, coordinates with developers and local authorities, negotiates with vendors, and implements district promotions. It also involves training management on point-of-sale procedures, analyzing reports, operating a vehicle regularly, and overnight travel typically exceeding 50% of the time.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Sales ManagementProduct Knowledge

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree7+ Years ExperienceMust Be 18+Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record

Full job description

Experience Required

7 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor Degree

Compensation

$15.92 / Hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main's 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Job Summary

Responsible for managing selling and customer service activities. Develop and implement sales and customer retention programs to optimize sales performance, profitability and customer satisfaction. Plan, forecast and report on sales and competitive pricing activities and tactics. Promote market and technology research. This position requires operation of a Company Vehicle or a Personal Vehicle and such operation is done consistently more than 20% of the average work week. If selected for this position, Core & Main will run a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) report. A requirement of this position is an acceptable MVR report.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

Manages and develops direct and indirect reports, including inside sales, estimators, and special product sales.

Works with the residential/commercial developers to ascertain information on housing starts and possible partnerships. Communicates with local client/local authorities to discuss needs for project requirements.

Communicates and negotiates special pricing and product availability with top vendors in district.

Plans and implements district advertising and promotional strategy and activities.

Trains and assists management on Point of Sales system procedures including Product Families, Quick

Sales Matrix, Product keywords, and Product Grouping for quotations. - Analyzes sales and operating reports for opportunities and establishes initiatives to address deficiencies.

Nature and Scope

Solutions require analysis and investigation.

Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles and practical experience.

Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.

Work Environment

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Typically requires overnight travel more than 50% of the time.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older

Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable

Education and Experience

Typically requires BS/BA in related discipline. Generally 7+ years experience in related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong sales management background and product knowledge.

Pay: $84,497.50 - $120,710.72 per year.

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, p regnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.

None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.

For more information, please click here or visit https://www.eeoc.gov

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, p regnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class. None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics. Core & Main provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in the application, offer, and during employment. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation you may use the following email address: [email protected] Please specify which position you are seeking to apply for employment, and please only use this email address for inquiries regarding accommodations. For more information, please click here for a notice that provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) AA/EOE.

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

46583

Job Type

Full Time

How this job compares

Set against the 5,831 open Sales Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$84–121K/yr
  • New Jersey median$98–151K/yr68 salary ranges
  • US median$95–140K/yr2,881 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $103K, is 18% below the New Jersey median midpoint ($125K) — in the middle half of Sales Manager salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 161 open Sales Manager jobs in New Jersey and 5,831 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Sales Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 4,113 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 795 of the 5,831 open Sales Manager jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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