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Automotive.com, Western Digital Sales Manager

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Green Pea
Mar 31, 2010
3
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First Name
Kristine
Automotive.com/Automotive Digital began its inception in 1996 and is the digital arm of Source Interlink Media. The digital group maintains one of the largest sourcing networks of any car buying website boasting an average of 34 million page views and 12 million visitors per month. Automotive Digital owns the automotive enthusiast websites for magazines that are published by Source Interlink Media. Our most popular magazine brands include; Motor Trend, Automobile, Super Street, Low Rider and over 50 more automotive enthusiast magazines.

Job Summary:

  • Market qualified, in-market car buyer “leads†and digital advertising to car dealerships and dealer groups in assigned territory.
  • “Own†assigned territory with many established dealer clients.
  • Responsible for account expansion/upselling services, account retention, and developing new business.
  • Develop new dealer and dealer group clients within assigned territory.
  • Meet with dealer groups to build relationships and upsell services.
  • Achieve sales goals and grow lead and digital advertising revenue.
  • Travel up to 40%.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Excellent presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Proven ability to multitask and build a strong pipeline of opportunities
  • Desire to build lasting client relationships
  • Excellent history of prospecting and closing new business
  • Exceptional character and professionalism with an entrepreneurial and team-oriented spirit
  • Creative and very self-motivated; Fun, dynamic individual
  • Proactive problem-solving capabilities
  • Willingness to travel throughout territory.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree or higher
  • Experience in outside sales and account management within the automotive industry.
  • 3+ years sales experience in the automotive industry
  • Successful backgrounds include, but not limited to, automotive sales, dealer advertising and media sales, lead generation for dealers, CRM tools for dealers, business products for dealers and other dealer facing product sales.
  • Existing relationships with decision makers in the automotive retail.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
  • Use of sales / CRM software (e.g. Salesforce.com, etc.)
  • Internet and computer proficiency
  • Knowledge of online/email/marketing techniques are helpful

Please submit resume and salary history to: [email protected]. Please include “Western Digital Sales Manager†in the subject line.

EOE, M/F, D/V.

Source Interlink Companies is a leading marketing, merchandising, content and fulfillment company of entertainment products, including DVDs, music CDs, magazines, books and related items. The Company's fully integrated businesses include:


  • Distribution and fulfillment of entertainment products to major retail chains throughout North America and directly to consumers of entertainment products ordered through the Internet
  • Provider of magazines, events, television shows, radio programming and related Web sites for automobile, marine, equine, outdoor sports, home tech, daytime television and other enthusiast audiences
  • Import and export of periodicals sold in more than 100 markets worldwide
  • Coordination of product selection and placement of impulse items sold at checkout counters
  • Processing and collection of rebate claims as well as management of sales data obtained at the point-of-purchase
  • Design, manufacture and installation of wire fixtures and displays in major retail chains
  • Licensing of children's and family-friendly home entertainment products

[FONT=&quot]Source Interlink serves approximately 110,000 retail store locations throughout North America. Supply chain relationships include consumer goods advertisers, subscribers, movie studios, record labels, magazine and newspaper publishers, confectionery companies and manufacturers of general merchandise.
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