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Van Gogh Designs is proud of its British Columbian roots offering locally designed and locally made furniture. It currently occupies over 100,000 square feet of state of the art manufacturing facilities. The manufacturing process cuts no corners, and each piece is meticulously inspected for quality control.

Sales Manager will be responsible for managing the sales of the company’ products within a defined geographic area. Ensure consistent profitable growth in sales revenues through positive planning, deployment and management of sales personnel. Identify objectives, strategies and action plans to improve short and long-term sales and earnings. This position is working full time and reporting to CEO of the company

Responsibilities/Duties

• Ensure sales staff are carrying out their duties to ensure success of Van Gogh’s marketing strategies
• Use sales forecasting and strategic planning to monitor sales and profitability of products, analyze business development and market trends to come up with the best product mix strategies
• Manage personnel and develop sales and sales support staff
• Forecast annual, quarterly and monthly revenue of sales
• Develop specific plans to ensure sales growth in all company products
• Provide quarterly result assessments of sales staff’s productivity and ensure their sales goals have been met 
• Interpret short- and long-term effects on sales strategies 
• Educate all sales reps by establishing programs/seminars in the areas of new account sales and growth, improved presentation strategies, competitive strategies and management of expenses 
• Collaborate with Marketing department to establish and control budgets for sales promotion 
• Visit different territories to ensure sales teams are checking up on stores regularly and providing PK and updates
• Visit stores and see what products are selling best for them and ensure their floor model are current if not current provide a discount and recommend current bestselling trend
• Scope out new opportunities with sales rep to increase business

Requirements: 

• Post-secondary degree/diploma 
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in sales manager role
• You have an above average ability to demonstrate critical thinking, good judgment, progressive mindset, and self-awareness
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Enthusiastic, well organized and a self-starter.
• Proven ability to work independently and effectively in a team.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadline
• Proficient with CRM tools and other sales technology
• You have a successful track record at every stage of the sales process- from planning the sales to closing the sale.
• Great at building rapport, friendly, outgoing, and enjoy engaging with new people via email, and in in person.