Our client, an innovative and progressive Manufacturing Company is currently seeking a Manager – Industrial Paint & Coatings in the greater Cleveland, OH area.

Our client believes in investing in people and rewarding high performance.

Come join a group of professionals who value your thoughts and experience!

As Manager of Industrial Paint & Coatings, you will be a highly visible member of the team reporting to the President. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic direction and leadership to the team.
• Recommending capital equipment investments based on product caps or required expansions.
• Analyzing competitiveness of product offerings and product trends in the marketplace.
• Conducting market research and customer interviews to identify technology and innovation trends.
• Performing market segmentation analysis to include market size, and competitive landscape.
• Developing go-to-market strategies for new products, plan the launch of new products, and develop product literature/training materials.
• Reporting and analyzing key product line metrics including sales growth, gross margin, fill rate, inventory turns, supplier operational performance, performance to forecast, etc.

To qualify for the Manager – Industrial Paint & Coatings role, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of outside sales experience selling in the industrial paint market.
• 3+ years of supervisory/management experience.
• Experience developing, implementing and communicating business strategies and plans.
• Prior experience conducting customer profiles and gathering field data for manufacturers/end users.
• Successful track record of prospecting, researching and qualifying targets, generating sales reports, sales pipeline and funnel management for new opportunities and markets.
• Prior experience developing and implementing business strategies and plans.
• Must have P&L, financial analysis, forecasting, selling and pricing strategy execution experience.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, strategic planning, organizational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels in the organization.
• Proficient in MS Office to include, Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Salary: $80-$100K plus excellent benefits package

For immediate consideration, please send resume as an attachment in MS Word to

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