Director Sales

Company: Cartamundi East Longmeadow LLC
Location: East Longmeadow
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Join the global leader in the fast-growing playing cards and board games industry. Cartamundi's purpose is "Sharing the Magic of Playing together". A powerful purpose that drives social and interactive customer experiences with a human touch both online and in the physical world.

Have you led manufacturing sales and account management teams to exceed expectations by enabling them to build and maintain long-term relationships? Do you model the ethical way you expect your sales and account management teams to succeed, and as a result embody the very success you expect? When asked, do the manufacturing sales and account management teams you lead speak highly of the shared vision you inspire them to achieve? Are your teams driven by the heartfelt encouragement you provide each team member? Do you expect and encourage others on your sales and account management teams to challenge the process, to find new and innovative ways to WOW customers and exceed business objectives? Then this may be the perfect role for you!

As a member of the Cartamundi East Longmeadow Management Team, the Director Commercial Services - Board & Card Games North America will be responsible for leading the sales and account management team in the development and execution of the present and future marketing and sales strategy for Board and Card Games, driving revenue and profitable growth to the Cartamundi East Longmeadow operations. The Director, Commercial Services - Board & Card Games North America will interface internally with various teams including the East Longmeadow Management Team, international Marketing and Sales teams to ensure customer and channel alignment, Operations and Administrative Leaders across all North American locations, and the Global management teams. The Director, Commercial Services - Board & Card Games North America will interface externally with customers (both existing and future/prospects), channel industry experts, and innovation leaders in order to fully understand future markets.

What you'll do as a Director Commercial Services:

• Partner with site Management Team to lead the board and card game business strategy focused on profitability, market growth, and the development of people
• Develop and implement the Board and Card Games channel marketing, business development and sales strategy in collaboration with the global company strategy that supports substantial growth in margin, revenue, and customer base
• Utilizing respectful leadership practices, directly lead, foster, and mentor a high performing business development and sales team focused on researching objectives while maintaining long-term relationships
• Develop and lead an account management process that ensures customer excellence from first meeting through final product shipment
• Collaborate with creative teams and provide leadership based on the needs of the customer towards design and delivery
• Partner with customers in the development of their product development strategy including creative and innovative ideas that support being the market leader
• In partnership with internal business partners, manage the North American revenue stream and margin to achieve commercial targets
• Lead the present and future state readiness for sales and marketing, emerging industry trends, and customer needs to support marketplace competitiveness
• Lead continuous improvement efforts and best practices in the sales management process
• Attend meetings as required both domestically and internationally
  We're looking for a Director Commercial Services with:
  
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Marketing, Economics, Finance, or other related technical degree from a regionally accredited college or university; MBA preferred
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive sales, account management, and/or business development leadership roles with proven results in the delivery of strategic marketing plans and executing aggressive sales targets of $100M - $300M annually in a manufacturing company
  • Prior supervisory experience with direct oversight and professional development of internal and external sales/account management/business development staff required
  • Demonstrated excellence implementing best practices in the business development and sales management process required
  • Exceptional negotiation skills required
  • Demonstrated strong understanding of sales contracts and deliverables required
  • Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed sales and business expectations while exhibiting the highest business ethics at all times
  • Strong business acumen
  • Demonstrated tech savvy and experience with one or more Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software or Software as a Service (SaaS) required
  • Minimum of Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word
  • Experience with SAP preferred
  • Experience/business connections in the playing cards, board game, or packaging industries preferred
  • International sales experience preferred
  • Strong team focus with proven ability to build, coach, and inspire teams to meet or exceed expectations highly preferred
  • Exhibits high level of respect for today's market
  • Customer-centric in the pursuit of customer service excellence across all market channels.
  • Demonstrated fiscal responsibility with company and customer assets, exhibiting, fostering, and ensuring an atmosphere of accountability
  • Business minded with a focus on the big picture
  • Balanced/flexible - able to manage both short- and long-term priorities for self and team.
  • Demonstrated innovation and creativity in new markets that bring profitable growth.
  • Insightful and courageous in the pursuit of the future
  • Effective communication -verbal & written -with the ability to positively influence across a global organization
  • Relationship builder who believes in and can provide examples of long-term relationships
  • Resilient through change and versed in conflict management highly
    Benefits a Director Commercial Services Can Expect from Cartamundi:
    
    • Competitive pay
    • Climate controlled facility
    • 401(k) with company match
    • Health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
    • HSA and FSA
    • Life insurance
    • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
    • Paid time off
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Employee discounts on daycare, gym memberships, travel, and much more
      Physical requirements and working conditions:
      
      Our manufacturing Plant is comprised of enclosed office and manufacturing space. This position requires the ability to:
      
      • Move throughout the entire facility to attend to various issues
      • Work effectively in teams across functional groups with strong communication skills and the ability to lead
      • Perform sedentary work on various computer systems
      • This Director Commercial Services position is located at our East Longmeadow, MA facility (on-site preferred; hybrid schedule available)
      • Domestic travel up to 50%+, international travel up to 10%
        Apply today and discover the magic of making a difference at Cartamundi!
        
        Cartamundi does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities.
        
        Candidates must be 18 years old to work for Cartamundi.
        
        No agencies please. No sponsorship available.
        
        About Cartamundi:
        
        Cartamundi is responsible for sales and distribution of its own American household Playing Card and Games brands like BICYCLE -, BEE -, KEM -, ARISTOCRAT - and HOYLE -. Internationally, Cartamundi owns many other leading brands such as Fournier -, Shuffle -, COPAG -, Grimaud -, Color Addict - to name few.
        
        Next to our own brands, we are the manufacturer of excellence for our customer's nostalgic card and board games and collectable cards such as Monopoly -, Pok--mon -, UNO -, Disney, Harry Potter and Magic the Gathering -.
        
        A truly global company, Cartamundi is in full expansion and increasing its local presence through strategic partnerships and investments. Currently, Cartamundi operates across 23 locations (including 13 factories) throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, with over 2500 employees, and products being sold in more than 185 countries.
        
        In 2020, Cartamundi celebrated its 50th anniversary starting back in 1970 when 2 Belgian families merged their Playing Cards business in the heart of Europe.
        
        Today, Cartamundi North America represents its largest business, with 3 Customer Design Centers, 4 large Manufacturing units and providing jobs to over 1,500 people.
        
        In North America, for 140 years, The United States Playing Card Company ("USPC") has been the leader in the distribution and production of premier playing cards and a creator of innovative family-friendly games. Whether it is a game of blackjack on the casino floor or game night with the family our brands and products play a part.

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