Drive sales thru the Sales Pro team to grow commercial sales and overall NAPA Commercial Value Proposition.
Ensure Sales Pro team understands and sells NAPA programs to all assigned customers.
Communicate monthly wholesale strategies and tactics to the Sales Pros, assigning goals and holding the sellers accountable.
Build and maintain relationships with effective communication with store teams, customers, and executive leadership.
Evaluate sales results of region and district stores to ensure the delivery of strategic objectives within budget.
Collaborate with operation leadership in preparing business cases for investment at store level.
Conduct regular district sales meetings, encourage continual learning, and ensure completion of all company required training.
Manage Sales Pro team prospecting of new accounts and/or fostering growth of underperformers.
Ensure HQ directed sales programs and initiatives are executed at a high level to drive growth and profitability.
Track sales metrics and KPIs, preparing reports and presentations for senior management to communicate progress and identify areas for improvement.
Requirements
High school diploma and 2+ years’ work experience leading a sales team.
In depth understanding of and mastery of basic selling skills such as preparing for the sales call, managing the customer meeting, handling customer resistance, closing the sale, and account maintenance.
Strong knowledge of NAPA operations and systems and/or ability to learn.
Excellent results-oriented management skills, multi-tasking and time management capabilities, exceptional team leadership abilities, and a strong work ethic.
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and leadership skills including a willingness to consistently provide superior customer service, the ability to react appropriately under pressure, the ability to apply good judgment in ambiguous situations.
Strong analytical/critical thinking skills and demonstrates adaptability by adjusting to changing business priorities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with the ability to synthesize detailed information into succinct and actionable recommendations.
Initiative-taking, deliverable-focused, strong work ethic, able to prioritize and resolve an array of issues simultaneously.
Works with a sense of urgency.
Demonstrates high-level of ethical behavior in exercising judgement and discretion in matters of significance.
Capable of driving change transformation and strategy execution to achieve specific business results.
Collaborative mindset and ability to navigate and build trust in a complex organization.
Ability to inspire a shared vision, empower, and motivate a team and as needed, do this from afar.
Ability to work the business hours within the territory or region to address customer needs and support growth of sales.