Team Summary
At GAF, we are at the forefront of innovation in the industrial sector, bringing modern solutions to the building materials space. Extending beyond the home, the roads that connect us—to our families, to our work, and to how and where we want to spend time—are a critical part of our daily lives.
A newly launched initiative called GAF Roads, aims to disrupt the road maintenance market with a cutting-edge solution that improves the life cycle and performance of asphalt pavement. We believe that we can create better roads that are also better for budgets and communities. This is a dynamic, fast-paced growth initiative looking for candidates that espouse a curious, proactive, and adaptable mindset.
Job Summary
GAF is seeking a high-energy, self-motivated sales professional with a track record of developing long-lasting relationships and closing deals in the municipal roadway maintenance market. Reporting to GAF Roads Senior Director, the Territory Manager, is a front-line sales role responsible for finding new business, expanding brand and solution awareness, and cultivating a loyal customer base. The Territory Manager will focus on prospecting, meeting targets where they are, and converting their interest into sustainable revenue streams. Specifically, this role will have sales authority in [insert location] and will focus on municipal decision makers who specify and contract roadway maintenance solutions.
Essential Duties
• Focus: Generate sales opportunities and achieve buy-in from municipal leadership for installing the GAF RoadPerformance System, encompassing material, equipment, and related services
• Build: Forge lasting and meaningful relationships that translate to sustainable revenue growth and customer loyalty, particularly in those geographic areas that represent strategic opportunities
• Build: Own, progress, and manage the sales funnel, balancing short-term deal closing opportunities with long-term development projects, and continuously adding to the top of the funnel through lead generating activities
• Strategize: Use industry experience in combination with in-depth knowledge of the GAF RoadPerformance System to win hearts & minds, overcome objections, and outmaneuver entrenched competitors
• Strategize: Compile reporting to highlight hits, misses, learning, competitive landscape and strategic next steps; proactively identifying opportunities to exceed expectations and position GAF Roads as leaders in the space
• Impact: Be pleasant to work with and keep a positive outlook. Know how to have fun, but know how to balance it with work. Embrace and respect different personalities and work with various groups to accomplish territory sales goals. Utilize social media to gain further insight in the market i.e. industry trends, market practices as well as using it to communicate with customers
• Win: Display diplomacy and a mastered ability to build immediate rapport with anyone. Close the deal.
Qualifications Required
Qualifications Preferred
Travel Requirements: Up to 75%