Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE), a joint venture between Worthington Industries and Armstrong World Industries, has established worldwide leadership in the production of suspended ceiling systems. WAVE produces metal ceiling grids that can be combined with Armstrong ceiling boards as a complete package or sold individually. Founded in 1992, WAVE operates under a long-standing corporate philosophy rooted in the golden rule. This philosophy serves as an unwavering commitment to the customer, supplier, and shareholder, and it serves as the foundation for one of the strongest employee-employer partnerships in American industry. For more information about WAVE please visit http://www.worthingtonarmstrongventure.com

WAVE is currently hiring a Integrated Solutions Sales Manager - North East Region to join our team! This is a remote role, the ideal candidate will reside in the North East/ New England territory, including CT,  NH, MA or RI. 

The position’s primary role is to identify, develop and close opportunities for WAVE’s entire solution portfolio. Qualified individuals will work closely with their local Installation System Specialist, Design Service Center, Distributor team, and Contractor Community (General Contractor and Sub-Contractor) to develop opportunities within the market. They will promote our total ceiling solution value proposition by creating project-specific solutions geared toward project influencers (estimators, project managers, field installers).

This position will leverage available resources in the current commercially focused playbook to increase exposure to WAVE integrated solutions on high impact projects. They will need to articulate the benefits gained by using our entire WAVE integrated solution offering to the Armstrong area sales representatives, external customers, and contractors.

Key Responsibilities

Their key responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Grow profitable sales of WAVE Integrated Solutions that meet/exceed regional sales budgets by focusing on key contractors and projects within region.
• Act as the WAVE product expert within the sales team for Drywall Grid, Axiom and Structural Grid solutions.
• Generate proposals for WAVE solutions including technical performance, financial impact, and integration advantages.  
• Build relationships and influence end-users to purchase WAVE products through solution selling.  End user examples: Distributors, general contractors, sub-contractors & developers
• Support and drive sales of newly developed WAVE products, including creating selling aids, technical input, and internal/external product education.
• Provide all the necessary reporting to the business to track and monitor progress as well as sales forecasting. (i.e.SalesForce.com)
• Continuously improving through individual and team learning and development initiatives.
• Conduct competitive market intelligence, analyze, and adjust positioning to grow market share.
• Analyze territory performance (sales, volume, pricing) to formulate regional best practices for area sales teams and distributor customers to enhance WAVE integrated sales
• Identify and develop adjacent business partnerships that add to the WAVE integrated solution sales strategy.

Organizational alignment

• Reports to the Regional Manager - Integrated Solutions Sales (East/West)
• Individual contributor

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Minimum 5 Years’ Experience in interior Construction (installer / foreman / superintendent / estimator / project manager / project engineer), or Field Sales Manager
• Sound understanding of the construction process
• Ability to read and understand all related construction documentation
• Broad understanding and ability to identify on-site construction activities that lead to more efficient installation methods
• Strong communication skills and reports pertinent information at key milestones through clear, concise oral and written communication.
• Builds organization-wide relationships and influences others to move initiatives forward and position ideas to enhance likelihood for success
• Computer skills a must:  Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe PDF editor, Plan Grid, etc.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferred

Core Competencies

• Selling
• Basic construction practices
• Business acumen
• Product knowledge
• Customer focus
• Building collaborative relationships
• Communication: oral, written, persuasive

Required Skills

• Ability to understand and navigate construction drawings and all associated documents
• Problem solving/Analytical thinking
• Understanding of construction processes and key players
• Capability to work well individually and in a team setting
• Energetic/Self-Motivation/Passion for success

Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE) offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefit package that includes, but not limited to: health, dental and life insurances, vacation, quarterly profit sharing, and a 401(K) Plan. WAVE is an equal opportunity employer. It is our goal to ensure that hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation and discipline decisions are based on the job-related qualifications, abilities and performance of employees and applicants. The Company does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability or veteran status or any other reason prohibited by federal, state or local law.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify moderate to complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones. Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.