Territory Sales Manager

at  Parts Authority LLC

Overview:
Parts Authority, founded in 1973, is a leading national distributor of automotive replacement parts, tools/equipment and transmissions. Headquartered in Long Island, New York, Parts Authority is rapidly expanding, and today has more than 300 locations servicing customers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC and Wisconsin.
Parts Authority has grown through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. Over the past several years Parts Authority has acquired over a dozen companies as part of its expansion strategy. Parts Authority’s catalog of over 3 million parts covering more than 125 million applications, ensures our customer partners receive the parts they want, when they want them.
What makes Parts Authority different is OUR TEAM. Parts Authority has a team of professionally trained, experienced counter people to assist in finding the right parts and the right brand for each application.
Parts Authority carries the best brands in the business for domestic and import vehicles. AC Delco, Motorcraft, Denso, Bosch, KYB, Monroe, Gates, Dorman and Exide are just a few of the more than 400 suppliers from around the world, that Parts Authority partners with to bring our customer partners the best parts.
Each and every team member plays a vital role in our success. We are rapidly expanding and looking for a professional, self-motivated individual to fill the role of Territory Sales Manager.
Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Director of Sales, the Territory Sales role involves actively collaborating with a team of professional salespeople to achieve and exceed company goals. The individual in this position will contribute to directing personal focus, setting individual goals, and fostering growth opportunities within the team to develop a winning culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to achieving growth and surpassing sales targets through effective collaboration with the sales team.
• Play a key role in devising and executing a strategic business plan aimed at expanding the company’s customer base and ensuring a strong market presence.
• Own personal recruiting, objectives setting, and performance monitoring without direct supervisory responsibilities over sales representatives.
• Cultivate strong, enduring relationships by collaborating with the sales team and understanding their needs for success.
• Identify opportunities for growth within the existing customer base and explore avenues for new business.
• Leadership Skills: Motivate oneself, collaborate on setting and achieving personal sales goals, and adeptly resolve conflicts on an individual level.
• Analytical Skills: Analyze personal sales numbers to uncover opportunities for growth.
• Customer Service: Address concerns of dissatisfied customers independently and adeptly resolve issues.
• Communication Skills: Act as an effective listener and speaker to assist customers and enable collaboration with other team members. Both verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other department leads.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Sales in a highly competitive market, with a focus on wholesale auto parts, particularly in the aftermarket industry. Previous success in a similar individual contributor role is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Experience in prospecting new business and closing sales, with a track record of engaging with installers, fleets, municipalities, and car dealerships considered a plus.
• Formal education in sales or a technical-related area is highly desirable.
• Possesses excellent negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Strong time management abilities with the capacity to multitask are advantageous.
• Demonstrates strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from a manager to accomplish objectives.
• Requires an individual with an outgoing and assertive personality, showing initiative, proactivity, a positive outlook, and a “can-do/seize-the-day” attitude.
• Results-focused, productive, and committed to personal and professional growth within our growing Parts Authority family.
• Proficient in Google Applications and some Microsoft Office products like Word and Excel.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• General automotive knowledge is helpful.
• Maintain and promote workplace safety
• Securing and transferring cash or other assets.

• Contribute to achieving growth and surpassing sales targets through effective collaboration with the sales team.
• Play a key role in devising and executing a strategic business plan aimed at expanding the company’s customer base and ensuring a strong market presence.
• Own personal recruiting, objectives setting, and performance monitoring without direct supervisory responsibilities over sales representatives.
• Cultivate strong, enduring relationships by collaborating with the sales team and understanding their needs for success.
• Identify opportunities for growth within the existing customer base and explore avenues for new business.
• Leadership Skills: Motivate oneself, collaborate on setting and achieving personal sales goals, and adeptly resolve conflicts on an individual level.
• Analytical Skills: Analyze personal sales numbers to uncover opportunities for growth.
• Customer Service: Address concerns of dissatisfied customers independently and adeptly resolve issues.
• Communication Skills: Act as an effective listener and speaker to assist customers and enable collaboration with other team members. Both verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other department leads.
• Perform additional duties as assigned