District Sales Manager - Food & Beverage (Central Florida)

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. DuBois brands have been recognized as the technical leader for over one hundred years with unparalleled technology and service. No other company offers the performance value of our product offerings. Our laboratories continue a tradition of developing innovative technologies that are on the cutting edge of continuous improvement for the manufacturing industry. DuBois scientists are globally located in Research & Development (R&D) Centers of Excellence to better serve our customers' needs. Their combined knowledge and application expertise contribute to the performance and value our customers have come to expect. POSITION SUMMARY: Candidates should ideally live in North Carolina. DuBois Chemicals is looking to hire a high-achieving sales professional to assume our territory in Central Florida. This area has excellent upside growth potential. Responsible for growing and maintaining our business in this region and is required to have a successful history of cold-calling, prospecting, and creating new business. The Central FloridaDistrict Sales Manager will work as part of the sales and growth team to maintain and increase business where applicable while improving chemical treatment programs to our diverse client base. Our District Sales Managers are resolute and passionately focused on providing value added Food & Beverage process solutions that meet or exceed the expectations of our customers. Ideal District Sales Manager is an initiative-taker and enjoys working in an entrepreneurial environment focused on solving/resolving customer problems. Demonstrate the company's core competencies of communication, customer focus, innovation, integrity & ethics, lean & safety, and passion to succeed. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Create new business growth through generating leads, building relationships and prospecting in a large market with market share upside. * Manage key accounts of mid-sized and large accounts with an opportunity for increased wallet share with existing customers. * Remain informed about market trends, competitor offerings and industry developments. * Thoroughly understand the products or services being sold to effectively answer customer questions and demonstrate value. * Manage and maintain an existing account base and grow sales in other value-added manufactured. products in the company's product offering including (Add product line) market. * Problem-solving, value-added selling process with focus on winning and retaining customers and repeat consumable business. * Track all sales activities, generating reports and analyzing sales data. * Negotiate and closes sales contracts and agreements to achieve sales targets. * Strong customer emphasis on reducing total costs, improving production quality, and achieving Health, Safety and Environmental goals and objectives. * Effectively communicate customer needs and requirements to all functional areas of the company to ensure that efforts are coordinated resulting in rapid organic sales growth. * Effectively achieve individual and teams' sales goals. * Collaborate with the Research & Development (R&D) technical team to develop selling opportunities and account management. * Travel to current and prospective customers to develop relati