Sales Director

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Chicago, IL
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Food • Pet
The Role
The Sales Director is responsible for driving growth and profitability by acquiring new business and managing existing accounts, overseeing the sales cycle, building client relationships, and ensuring client satisfaction through tailored solutions.
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Who We Are

For over 20 years, SPINS has been a leader in recognizing the transformative power of data in retail. We offer our clients cutting-edge tools to attract attention from a fast-growing segment within the Health & Wellness industry, the values-based consumer. Nearly half of shoppers prioritize products that emphasize wellness, social responsibility, and sustainable practices. SPINS retail consumer insights, analytics, and consulting services give our clients a competitive advantage to increase their share of this growing market. Our data is the most comprehensive and accurate in the industry, allowing clients to power AI models and machine learning algorithms that help them better understand and meet their customers' needs. At SPINS, behind all of our impressive data is our real differentiator, our people. We pride ourselves on our collaborative, flexible, and communicative culture that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sales Director

Summary 

As a Sales Director, you will play a pivotal role in driving SPINS' growth and profitability. Supporting our largest brand clients within the $50M-$1B+ revenue range, this position requires a proactive approach to hunting for new business opportunities while simultaneously managing and growing existing accounts. You will oversee a comprehensive sales cycle, including prospecting, establishing strategic relationships, and closing deals through a consultative approach. Your role will be critical in promoting SPINS’ solution suites, which encompass data subscriptions, consulting services, and digital technologies.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Sales Performance: Achieve quarterly and annual sales targets through a combination of new business acquisition and account growth.
  • Sales Cycle Management: Oversee end-to-end sales cycles, from initial engagement and contract negotiation through implementation, ensuring a seamless client experience.
  • Client Lifecycle Management: Manage a portfolio that nurtures and expands value and services for existing clients, driving retention and satisfaction.
  • Client Development: Identify and engage key customer segments and industries to generate revenue through innovative sales strategies, including networking and trade shows.
  • Value Communication: Support clients in articulating compelling business cases for proposed solutions, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction through tailored presentations.
  • Relationship Building: Collaborate effectively with internal teams (Customer Success, Finance, Legal, Marketing) to enhance client interactions and drive account expansion.
  • Reporting: Prepare and deliver regular sales reports and forecasts to leadership, tracking performance metrics.
  • Vocal & influential individual: sharing best practices & knowledge, team input & collaboration, external speaking engagements

Requirements:

Education & Experience

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree;
  • Experience: 10+ years in software solutions sales (data marketing, analytics, SaaS)
  • Skills:
    • Proven ability to develop C-suite relationships and excel in negotiations.
    • Strong strategic and tactical selling skills.
    • Exceptional presentation and interpersonal communication abilities.
    • Strong administrative and time management skills.
    • Software familiarity with Salesforce, LinkedIn Navigator, and other common sales tools.
    • Strategic critical thinking with a focus on business development.
    • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

The following is strongly preferred:

  • Experience in CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods), Food Retailers, or Food Manufacturing

Salary Range: $110,000+ and $125,000 commission potential

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What SPINS Offers

We have enjoyed tremendous growth over the years and, as a leader in a fast-growing industry, we have no plans to slow down!  While all that growth brings excitement, it is also an opportunity for SPINS to show it values the health and wellness of its team members. 

  • We embrace hybrid work options so that you have the flexibility to create a work/life balance that actually works!
  • Each employee is allotted paid time to use to volunteer with an organization of their choice and charitable donations are matched.
  • Semi-annual company-wide employee survey that is used to shape company programs, perks, and culture.

  The SPINS Way

  • Direct – We communicate with clarity, honesty and respect in all situations and embrace opportunities to provide solution-oriented feedback.
  • Determined – We are committed to overcoming all obstacles to achieve results. We adapt to change, seek opportunities to learn and rapidly translate that learning into action.
  • Passionate – We go above and beyond to help our partners achieve their goals. We challenge assumptions and are comfortable forging new paths.
  • Collaborative – We leave our egos at the door, believing that working together we will produce an outcome that’s greater than each individual contribution.

For details about the information SPINS’s collects about our applicants and how we use it, please see the SPINS Privacy Policy here. 


The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
400 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

SPINS is a wellness-focused data company and advocate for the Natural Products Industry. Over the past two decades, SPINS’ investments have led to a common language used across the industry as well as laid the foundation for the next generation of innovation, while providing dynamic data, actionable insights, and digital activation solutions that drive growth for our clients & partners and contribute to a healthier and more vibrant America. Learn more at www.spins.com.

Why Work With Us

SPINS is a diverse group of positive professionals with a commitment to advancing the Natural, Organic, and Specialty Product Industries. We pride ourselves on building meaningful relationships with each member of our team and fostering professional development.

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