Cree is searching for a Lighting Territory Sales Manager to help initiate, develop and maintain relationships with buyers and consumers in today’s commercial/industrial market. The qualified candidate will be tasked with providing extensive training to customers and end users, resolving issues, forecasting and development of sales plans.
What can Cree do for you?
- Give you exposure and experience with one of the top innovative companies in the nation
- Provide potential for upward mobility in a thriving organization
- Work for an industry leader with a great presence in the industry
- Give you the autonomy to innovate and grow within the position
What can you do for Cree?
- Assist to dramatically increase the sales projections of our lighting products within the region
- Manage internal communication efforts between the sales team and internal support groups
- Create and establish a detailed contact list, grading and roll out program for the region
- Support the effort of vertical sales channels as needed
What you need for success:
- 4 year college degree or certificate program
- 5+ years of related sales/ marketing experience
- Willingness to travel up to 60% or more
- Must be within a commutable distance to the Chicago metro area
Highly preferred skills and certifications:
- Firm technical background
- Relevant experience in the LED Lighting industry
At Cree, we’re always on. We believe that meaningful change happens through sheer force of will and the determination of a team solving a problem, and we’re unafraid to kick down the door to make it happen. That’s how we inspired the LED revolution and continue to create brilliantly affordable, radically simple, uncompromisingly efficient solutions that transform the way we experience light. From inventing America’s best-selling light bulb to commercializing the brightest lighting-class LEDs, our vision isn’t just to cultivate a thriving business – it’s to better the world. And we don’t take no for an answer. Be part of what’s next. Join our growing multi-billion dollar start-up, named a 2014 MIT Technology Review “50 Smartest Company,” to revolutionize energy efficiency and transform the way we experience light. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.