Corrections Industries Sales Manager - Cornhusker State Industries

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Hiring Agency:

Correctional Services - Agency 46

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$36.043

Job Posting:

JR2024-00011181 Corrections Industries Sales Manager - Cornhusker State Industries (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

11-23-2024

Job Description:

Join the team at Cornhusker State Industries (CSI)! We provide workforce training and development to nearly 500 incarcerated men and women. CSI is a financially self-supported program of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS). The successful candidate will provide leadership for CSI’s Sales and Marketing department. Must be customer focused and provide effective communication to all internal and external stakeholders. This position receives an additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.

Information about the Department can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For more information about the position, call Lauren at 402-471-1604. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov.

DUTIES :
Under the general supervision of the CSI Administrator, this position is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of statewide sales programs utilizing the products and services of the correctional industry program for NDCS. The successful candidate will establish sales and marketing goals, provide training to and evaluate the performance of the CSI marketing specialist, sales coordinator and sales representatives. Evaluates existing product offerings, leads new business development.
Develops partnerships with labor, business, educational and industrial organizations to expand the customer base, market scope and public outreach for CSI products and services. Coordinates and provides technical assistance in the development of new correctional industries and the upgrading of current correctional industries to provide viable employment opportunities for incarcerated individuals.
Analyzes the marketing and production capabilities of correctional industries to increase the effectiveness as a rehabilitative process. Supervise, direct, monitor and track sales and marketing staff activities including sales calls, targeting of specific customer groups, and oversee CSI internal order desk, including staff and incarcerated workers. Supervise CSI satellite offices. Set and meet sales goals, targets and objectives in collaboration with related CSI internal production, engineering and warehouse shops. Ensure CSI profitability in conjunction with CSI production capacity to ensure sustainable, long-term growth of the correctional industry program. Supervise and direct marketing efforts, including catalog, pricing, and brochure creation and distribution; oversee website for product ordering and ensure that products, pricing and presentation are all correct; direct marketing vehicles, including lead generation, tracking, and research, showroom upkeep, and trade show/conference attendance and presentations.
Oversee new product research and implementation to fill vacancies in CSI product lines, in cooperation with CSI internal areas, to make CSI more efficient and responsive to customer and marketplace demands. Analysis of marketing trends as necessary. Project management and problem resolution.
Track sales and stock by use of ERP reports and spreadsheets, oversee sales order completion so that all details, layouts, and instructions are fully communicated to shops, customers, and warehouse. Oversee OH Purchase Order process for all state agency orders.

 

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Business Management, Industrial Management or related field plus three years of sales or marketing experience in a retail or commercial environment, or equivalent experience in the business operations side (financial, procurement, sales management, marketing or other) of either private or government sector; and four years supervisory experience. Additional related experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications: Proven experience leading effective teams. Experience utilizing an ERP or CRM system for sales, manufacturing or inventory. Website and social media experience. Experience working with government entities or non-profit organizations.

Other: Requires a valid driver’s license. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff