BlastOne Hiring for Regional General Manager – Norfolk, VA Job at Portsmouth, VA Full Time

Overview

BlastOne International is a leading global supplier to the Corrosion Control and Protective Coatings Industry. BlastOne sells Abrasives, and sells and rents Surface Preparation & Painting Equipment/Consumables.

A key role is currently available on the East Coast to work as part of a dynamic winning team, to act as the East Coast Regional Manager, based out of our East Coast Branch Office. We are on a serious growth curve and this is an exciting opportunity to join a successful ship and make a serious impact.

You will be responsible for the entire East Coast operation including Sales and Regional Operations. The role is to build the team and locations on a serious growth journey!

The ideal candidate will have experience in sales in the Corrosion Control Industry. They will be passionate about creating loyal customers by solving their problems, giving technical assistance and fastest possible solutions.

• You need to be someone who has a passion for excellence!

• You need to have strong attention to detail – you know that the detail matters!

• You will enjoy creating and running systems and process to help streamline the team.

• You will enjoy taking a leadership position and developing and coaching all people and roles in the division to succeed.

• You need to be someone who prefers to RUN instead of walk!

Hiring fantastic people is our key to growth. We hire top talent who share our values. So before considering this application, make sure you 100% agree with 100% of our values (our ground rules!):

1. A Positive Attitude is crucial! Have a winner’s mindset.

2. Be Enthusiastic!

3. We are Passionate about success for our customers – we make them say ‘WOW” what a company!

4. Always ready for change!

5. Constant and never ending growth and improvement!

6. Excellence. We will not tolerate mediocrity in ourselves or others.

7. Execution – we get things done quickly and on time.

8. Don’t cover up mistakes – Integrity is vital!

The Role

This is a full time, hands-on position working within a creative, energetic & highly customer focused sales environment.

This is a Regional Manager role at our East Coast Branch Office.

This role is responsible for continually growing the customer base in the assigned territory by identifying new markets, new customers and increasing the product range purchased by existing customers. It will include extensive travel to visit customers projects and keep close to the market.

As the Regional Sales Manager, you will be required to manage a team of 5-10 people as well as the branch office. The functions under this position will include sales (field sales and inside sales), shipping and receiving, maintenance of rental equipment and other various office functions.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ of experience in the East Coast market – including relationships with Shipyard Contacts

• Industrial experience

• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Management experience, including overseeing the teams schedules

• Demonstrated ability to sell, and retain customers

• Knowledge of transport, logistics industry

• Mechanical aptitude

• Solve problems without stress – cool head

• Excellent phone sales skills

• Passionate about customer service

• Organizational skills

• Solid grasp of basic computer systems – Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel

• Demonstrated experience in using a CRM like salesforce or NetSuite

• Excellent attention to detail. The detail matters! If we can’t get the small things right, we’ll never hope to get the big things right!

• Brilliant task and time management skills. You always complete your assigned tasks on time, every time!

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in selling in the Corrosion Control Industry

• Ability to write technical sales letters

• Willingness to take on other people’s problems

The successful candidate must pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

• Please note – The health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment in the U.S. where legally permitted are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid 19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Exemptions will be provided for individuals who object to the vaccine on the basis of a sincerely-held religious belief or who have a disability or qualifying medical condition for which a health care provider indicates the vaccine is unadvisable. No candidate will be asked about their vaccination status prior to receiving a contingent offer of employment.