Sales Manager - Memphis, TN at UniFirst in Memphis, Tennessee

• Develop and implement annual Sales Plan and submit Quarterly goals with monthly updates on progress to General Manager and other designated recipients.
  
  


• Coach and manage salespeople in maintaining contact and gaining appointments with assigned accounts. Becomes personally responsible for Target Accounts at times there is no salesperson in a territory.
  
  


• Accompany Sales Representatives on sales calls to observe skills and techniques and assist in developing action plans for skill improvement.
  
  


• Conduct product knowledge and selling skills training at each weekly sales meeting.
  
  


• Conduct formal weekly evaluation of overall sales performance and effectiveness of each Sales Representative. If necessary, assists/guides the Sales Representative in developing plans and strategies to achieve sales goals.
  
  


• Achieve location's new account sales quota.
  
  


• Maintain budgeted staffing levels
  
  


• Perform other sales related tasks and assists other Sales Managers or other Location's Department Managers
  
  

• Vehicle Mileage and cell phone reimbursement
  
  


• Cutting edge sales tools, including a data management device with CRM software
  
  


• Full range of benefits including 401k and profit sharing, health and life insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), disability coverage, vacation, sick time, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 30% employee discounts, and more
  
  

• 4 year college degree preferred.
  
  


• 3 or more years of successful business-to-business new account sales and with 2 additional years in sales management preferred.
  
  


• Valid non-commercial drivers license and safe driving record
  
  


• General computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Word and Excel.

Company Overview:

UniFirst is an international leader in the $18 billion dollar garment services industry. We currently employ 14,000 team partners who serve 300,000 business customer locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. We were included in the top 10 of Selling Power magazine's "Best Companies to Sell For" list and recognized on Forbes magazine's "Platinum 400 - Best Big Companies" list. As an 80-year old company focused on annual growth, there's never been a better time to join our outside sales team.

UniFirst is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws