Regional Manager

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

The Regional Manager will work together with the Territory Managers to conduct daily sales activity management that involves but is not limited to, account ownership of 2-step distributors, dealers, and contractors.

The ideal candidate has experience coaching and guiding a strong sales team within a 2-step sales model within the building materials industry, has demonstrated success in outside sales, is extremely autonomous, and can travel throughout the assigned territory.

Location: This position is eligible for a remote schedule based out of Chicago, IL with 4-5 overnight travel each month. The territory covers IL, WI, MN, IA, ND, SD, and NE.

Salary: $140-$170k plus annual bonus. We will provide company car, laptop, and cell phone.

What you will be doing:

• Develop regional sales strategies that drive share growth across all target markets and product categories
• Understand U.S. Wholesale’s strategic direction and execute regional activities consistent with this strategy
• Understand all target markets, as well as interdependencies between channel influencers/decision makers, and work collaboratively with Strategic Account Manager teams, Showroom Specialists, and Inside Sales to drive share growth
• Cultivate an environment of high performance through target setting, measuring and managing work, team collaboration, performance management, employee development and ensuring the proper rewards and recognition are in place
• Formulate Regional Sales Plan that incorporates strategies and programs with short and long term goals for each target market and key customers; take advantage of current business as well as exploiting all incremental market share opportunities to achieve/exceed annual sales targets
• Create an accurate forecast for the region and key accounts on a monthly basis and provide meaningful insights on customer and market performance
• Build bench strength by recruiting, training and developing best-in-class sales professionals while leveraging Moen’s Operating Philosophy
• Leverage technology to drive field effectiveness and efficiencies
• Monitor and communicate business trends, distribution patterns, consumer and trade attitudes, competitive practices, and product performance to senior leadership
• Foster an environment of accountability, embrace change and change management as well as lead by example

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or similar. In lieu of a degree must possess an additional 4 years of commensurate sales experience
• 8+ years of sales experience required; 3+ years of leadership experience is preferred
• Demonstrated leadership experience and a track record of coaching, developing, and mentoring talent
• Available to travel across the assigned territory (4-5 nights per month)
• Familiarity with a CRM system (i.e. Hubspot)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and maintain positive relationships with all Moen customers, associates, and agents
• Ability to gain results quickly while instilling a sense of accountability within the team

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $140,000 USD - $170,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To support our efforts, we invite you to voluntarily share your gender, ethnicity, and veteran status. This information is confidential and helps us ensure an inclusive hiring process and improve our diversity initiatives.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.