Client Description:

Our client is a world leader in the manufacture of RF components and solutions well suited for communications, manufacturing, test and measurement, and defense markets.

Responsibilities Will Include:

We seek a sales and marketing professional to bring a fresh perspective to their Industrial market segment; experienced and adept at leading, motivating and managing a regionally located and in-house sales staff. Reporting to the General Manager of the RF Division, this new Sales and Marketing Manager will set strategy for the company’s future growth while providing leadership for the sales and marketing teams.

Tasked with the development, implementation and support of sales and marketing plans, this manager will lead the sales team to successful achievement of their regional goals while working proactively with customers to understand and grow in new markets. In addition, Marketing responsibilities will include looking at the company's overall marketing and product development focus.

Requirements:

We seek a leader with strategic account management experience to mentor and motivate the regionally located sales people, the team of inside sales and marketing people and to interact with various manufacturers' representatives throughout North America.

Recent active experience selling to and understanding of the US industrial market is required including experience approaching the major systems integrators for the defense market, the test and measurement market, and original equipment manufacturers.

Key elements for a top candidate are:
• Proven successful management of remote sales teams.
• Strong experience in leadership and mentoring of sales teams
• Significant and successful sales experience in the industrial marketplace (aerospace, defense, instrumentation, OEM)
• Experience with sales of similar passive component products such as cables and connectors.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in sales & marketing
• Consistent, stable employment history
• Local to the Chicago area.

Technology:

passive components, interconnects, cable, cable assemblies

Education:

BA or BS

Salary Range :

130K to 160K package