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Sales Director

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Multiple years of Sales Experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong Analytical Skills
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop and nurture a wide network within the industry to generate a strong pipeline of opportunities
  • Work closely and effectively with distributors to generate and close new sales opportunities
  • Collaborate with all members of the Healthcare Sales and Clinical team
  • Utilize sales reports data to analyze business and develop strategic plans

Key facts

Other skills

  • Sales
  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Analytical Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Creative Thinking
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

First Quality logo

First Quality

Consumer Goods

First Quality was founded over 30 years ago and has grown to become a diversified family of companies with over 4,000 employees. Manufacturing Adult Incontinence Products, Feminine Hygiene Products, Baby Wipes, Adult Washcloths, and Consumer Paper Products, we serve institutional and retail markets throughout the world. Our trusted, household brands include Prevail®, Cuties®, Plenty®, Panda®, and Incognito® Our facilities operate independently to maintain focus on the markets they serve, but benefit from being a part of the First Quality family of companies. We may be spread out across 9 locations and 2 countries, but we are one team! With our focus on innovation, technology, and sustainability, we strive to create the best products that stand out and make a real difference in people’s lives without ever sacrificing quality for affordability. If advanced technology, innovative thinking, and a passion for challenging the status quo excite you, come join our team at First Quality! When you look at one of our job listings what you’ll find is an opportunity: to meet teams who challenge each other to improve, encounter leaders who empower you to experiment, and discover work that inspires you. As a new employee in our FQ family your training begins day one and continues throughout your career as you learn and grow with our organization. Be part of making things better – apply today to join our team at www.firstquality.com/join-us!

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryConsumer Goods
Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Sales Director for our First Quality Products Inc. facility, working remotely.  This position will maintain and grow overall Healthcare business without territory or assignment boundaries. They will achieve results by working collaboratively with the First Quality team to prospect, qualify and close new business and maintain existing business by nurturing strong distributor and industry relationships.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Develop and nurture a wide network within the industry to generate a strong pipeline of opportunities while maintaining current customer base.

  • Work closely and effectively with distributors to generate and close new sales opportunities while maintaining current customers.

  • Collaborate with all members of the Healthcare Sales and Clinical team to seamlessly bring on new opportunities and business and maintain existing customer base.

  • Lead and facilitate a team approach promoting teamwork and collaboration within the First Quality Sales and Clinical team.

  • Responsible for complex sales and account management for healthcare segments (Skilled Nursing, Senior Living and Home Care).

  • As necessary travel to customers and industry events to support closing and maintaining accounts.

  • Utilize sales reports & data to analyze business to determine customer and distributor needs and develop strategic plan that are consistent with company objectives.

  • Gather and communicate internally appropriate market and competitive information.

  • Work closely and effectively with internal teams including Commercial Finance, Forecasting, Marketing and HR to ensure we function seamlessly.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

  • Multiple years of Sales Experience. Healthcare experience and First Quality experience strongly preferred.

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred

  • 8+ years of Sales or Industry Experience

  • Demonstrated sales skills, preferably at all levels of customers. Demonstrated Sales Leader.

  • Multiple years of Sales Experience. Healthcare experience and First Quality experience strongly preferred.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with high level of confidence.

  • Strong Analytical Skills.

  • Teams Presentation and communicating digitally and virtually.

  • Standard knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Word, PPT and Excel.

  • Creative thinking, possess ability to resolve critical problems. Strong strategic thinking and decision making.

  • Ability to work in a team environment

  • Understanding of Healthcare industry and current with trends.

  • Effectively communicate throughout First Quality their customers/territory, trends, and pipeline.

Travel as needed, 25-50%

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

  • Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities

  • Paid time off (three-week minimum)

  • Medical, dental and vision starting day one

  • 401(k) with employer match

  • Paid parental leave

  • Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)

  • Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)

  • Tuition assistance

  • Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

  • ...and more!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

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