Business Development Manager-Florida

Latham Pool Products is the leading manufacturer of swimming pools in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, committed to innovation and sustainability. They are seeking a Business Development Manager to drive the recruitment and growth of new fiberglass pool dealers, ensuring significant year-over-year sales growth while building key customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the Strategy of the Fiberglass Division
• New business development – responsible for incremental new business from both target accounts and existing customers
• Implements Latham sales strategies based on geography, brands and programs
• Manages a defined geographic area working closely with Sales teammates, Marketing, Operations, and Finance while assuring compliance and adherence to company guidelines
• Growth – develops strategies and plans to ensure 2x YOY growth in fiberglass pool sales at the dealer and region level; reviews plan regularly with the NSD-Fiberglass
• Prospects for new Latham fiberglass dealers inside and outside of tradition channels
• Logistics initiatives – implement freight structures, partner with customers to set up stocking yards and seek opportunities for efficiencies that drive margin improvement
• New Products and Program introductions – “Champion” all new fiberglass brand, product and service additions/deletions/enhancements for implementation and adoption
• Knowledge and Promotion of all Marketing Initiatives
• Promotions and Campaigns – is knowledgeable and able to effectively communicate features and benefits
• Pricing programs – establishes initial pricing programs
• Marketing/Branding programs – Promotes the adoption of Loyalty, Growth and Branding programs
• Bundling strategies – promotes additional relationships with Latham products (i.e. VARS/Automatic pool covers and Latham safety covers)
• Maintains a deep and thorough knowledge of the marketplace, competition and trends within the specified geographic area; develop and recommend strategies for market share gains
• Identify opportunities for promotions, campaigns, products, and new distribution channels that will drive increased revenue and margin; provide regular feedback to the Marketing product manager-Fiberglass
• Assist in specific market research and data gathering initiatives as needed
• Credit and Inventory programs (i.e. Pay as Sold)
• Growth and Development new and existing dealers
• Product Information – understands all product features and benefits and ability to transfer knowledge to key stakeholders
• Sales Training – can effectively communicate “How to Sell Fiberglass pools”
• Convert Gunite and vinyl builders to actively adopt fiberglass as part of their businesses
• Continuous honing of the Latham Fiberglass value-proposition
• Training, Education and Development
• Assists in the development of training and educational programs and materials
• Assist in the management and collection of Accounts Receivables as needed
• In conjunction with the Regional Sales Director, review sales performance regularly to determine successes, gaps, opportunities and risks
• Support and drive continuous improvement initiatives within the Latham Fiberglass business
• Participate in company and industry events, including trade shows as needed
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business/marketing and a minimum of 5+ years of successful sales and/or marketing experience preferred; Associate degree or equivalent may be substituted with commensurate experience
• A proven track record of effective New Business Development, Prospecting Skills, Closing Skills, Networking, Public Speaking, Research, Territory Management, Training and Motivation Skills, Meeting Sales Goals, Professionalism, Reading and Writing Financial Reports
• Strong technical acumen/experience required
• Exceptional communication and presentation/training skills
• Travel Requirements: Approximately 70% of the time with overnights; previous overnight travel experience (50% minimum) a plus
• Competent in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, as well as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, Mobile applications and online conferencing software