General Manager

What are we looking for

At Cosentino (www.cosentino.com) we are looking for a General Manager to join our Center located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The Centers are an example of Cosentino’s total commitment to its clients, providing them with exclusive and high-quality service. The Centers combine the functions of (a) warehouse, (b) brand and product showroom, and (c) sales network.

The Cosentino Center General Manager is responsible for managing all sales/profitability of several distribution Centers, coordinating and monitoring the activities of the sales team, carrying out corporate initiatives and goals, protecting the integrity of the level of service customers receive, and tracking projects in their area in order to achieve the commercial development.

What you will do

To be successful in this role you should have excellent communication skills, wide knowledge of business functions, financial and budgeting skills and be a strong leader.

As a General Manager, your tasks are going to include the support of staff development, drive of sales and improvement of revenue, maintaining a great relationship with clients and enhancing the company's image.

Sales

• Grow sales and distribution of all the centers’ affiliated company product lines in the area

• Focus promotional efforts on point-of-purchase displays (vignettes and samples)

• Track competitor activity

• Manage key customers and local distributors in the area: planning, visits, relationship development

• Coordinate with the corporate office to market and co-advertise the brand throughout the region

Account Management

• Create and adhere to a yearly budget as it relates to expenses and revenue.

• Manage, monitor and evaluate the results of the center: degree of achievement of the planned goals (billing, overall efficiency, profitability by product, contained commercial segment, exposure outlets, etc.)

Management and Leadership

• Manage the sales teams of the locations assigned to this position

• Manage the relationship with regional fabricators and provide customer support

• Manage National Account relationships and compliance

• Responsible for leading by example to grow talent within the staff

• Responsible for ensuring Health and Safety procedures and safeguards are enforced among the sales team

• Maintain constant communication with Regional Director to support business

• Other duties as assigned

What you need to succeed

Professional Experience

Required

• 5+ years of sales experience

• 2+ years or more in the stone industry required

• 2+ years of experience in managing staff

Knowledge

Required

• CRM System

Desired

• Salesforce experience

• SAP or other Order Management program

Academical Background

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Desired

• Master’s degree

You will join a company:

• With an international mindset and presence in 100+ countries.

• With an amazing growth story, sustained by extraordinary innovation with products such as Silestone®, Dekton® and Sensa by Cosentino®.

• In which you will be able to demonstrate your great sales set skills and grow your career in a challenging project.