Regional Sales Manager- Building Division, North East (New Jersey/New York Metro Area)

WHY JOIN THE AMES COMPANIES

Our employees are our greatest assets, that is why we provide excellent comprehensive benefits-

♦Medical ♦Dental ♦Vision ♦ 401(k) ♦Life Insurance ♦Disability (STD/LTD)  ♦Caregiving Support  ♦Critical Illness  ♦Hospital and Accident Coverage  ♦Employee Assistance Program  ♦Telehealth  ♦Wellness ♦Paid Holidays  ♦Vacation Days  ♦Employee Stock Option Plan  ♦Tuition Reimbursement ♦ Identity Theft Protection  ♦ Pet Insurance  ♦ Health Case Management, and much more.

We are environmentally conscious and responsible, proud supporters of local and national charities, and provide immense growth opportunity!

WHO WE ARE

The AMES Companies, headquartered in Lake Nona-Orlando, FL has a rich history of American manufacturing. The AMES story goes back to 1774, making America’s first shovels. AMES products have dug for gold, gone on expeditions to Antarctica, carved Mount Rushmore, and installed the Statue of Liberty. And we’re still working every day to build the next great wonder.

Our business lines include Home Organization, Lawn and Garden Tools, Outdoor Living, and Cleaning Tools, with leading global brands sold to homeowners and professionals.

Our leading brands include ClosetMaid®, AMES®, True Temper®, Razor-Back®, Jackson®, Southern Patio® and Harper®. We are a business unit of Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF)      

Website: https://www.homebyames.com/en-us/

ClosetMaid, LLC is the worldwide leader in home storage and organization, offering innovative wire and laminate/wood storage systems for use in bedrooms, kitchens, family rooms, laundry rooms, home offices, garages, and more.

Our products are sold in many countries world-wide, and ClosetMaid is one of the most widely recognized brand names in ventilated wire storage and organization in the United States. Our Customers range from large retailers to independent authorized dealers to the individual shopper at home.

We are a business unit of Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF)

WHO YOU ARE
Your role as our Regional Sales Manager - Building Division, Northeast drives sales growth for the division through the management of all interfaces with residential and commercial builders, builder’s designers, and architects, in the new construction market.

Road Warrior, travelling about 40% of the time across multiple US territories in the Northeast including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Northern Virginia, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

WHERE YOU WILL WORK
You will be Road Warrior, travelling about 40% of the time across multiple US territories including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Northern Virginia, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Candidates residing in major cities with access to major airports within the defined region preferred.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Coordinate all business efforts with single family and multi-family commercial builders, builder designers, and architects
• Manage, implement and promote the overall Building Division sales strategy and communicate with the appropriate sales personnel both internal and external as well as with the subcontractor base
• Work with VP of Sales, National Sales Manager, Regional Managers & independent representatives as well as our financial team to develop programs and agreements appropriate for maintaining and growing ClosetMaid' s market share
• Works in conjunction with National & Regional sales personnel in order to provide supervision of external independent rep agents
• Maximize the growth and profitability of our overall business relationships
• Work with team on builder contracts
• Responsible for the follow up of builder and architect leads from various events
• Deliver effective presentations and demonstrations in order to show customer benefits

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in Sales and/or marketing
• Demonstrated success selling to builders/ architects/ designers
• Ability to prioritize and organize
• Capable of working with limited supervision
• Superior leadership, competitive spirit and desire to win
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making capabilities necessary
• Contribute to effective team output through cooperation, participation and commitment to shared vision and goals
• Engage effectively with local sales teams in order to manage customers
• Experienced with CRM system