Vice President, US Retail Stores - East Zone

The Vice President, US Retail Stores - East Zone will be a catalyst for the Pittsburgh Paints Company US retail stores team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone ready to make an impact and will help shape the future of the team! You will manage a $300 million sales territory that stretches from Chicago to Boston encompassing 200 company stores and 600+ employees.

You will report to our SVP-US Trade and can be based remotely anywhere in the Northeast. You will join a culture and collaborative leadership team that values innovation and winning.

Key Responsibilities

Drive sales growth and profitability for the East zone:

• Work with senior leadership to build and execute a sales strategy for the zone.
• Win new business and build strong customer relationships with key customers.
• Build and coach strong selling skills across the team.
• Engage the team to drive performance and career development.
• Own total responsibility for both sales and operations for assigned zone including profit and loss statement, sales, retail stores, personnel, and inventory; ensure sales and profit objectives for the zone are achieved.

Measure what matters

• Use market research and data to evaluate trends and stay ahead of the competition.
• Use sales reports to track performance and identify opportunities for growth.

Energize and grow your team

• Lead, coach, and develop an accomplished and high-energy sales team.
• Partner with marketing, supply chain and other functions to reach your sales goals.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment by maintaining company standards regarding employee and community safety, health, and environmental issues.

Qualifications

• Sales leader with 15+ years of dynamic sales and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in industry related field.
• Directly manage a large team of direct reports and about 600 indirect reports.
• Exceptional leadership skills and a desire to inspire, coach and develop others to reach their potential.
• Experience building relationships with customers, partners and your team.
• Ability to travel up to 75%, within the East zone territory.

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Pittsburgh Paints Company, formerly part of PPG, is an industry leader in residential and commercial architectural coatings through its well-known portfolio of brands, including GLIDDEN, OLYMPIC, LIQUID NAILS, HOMAX, PITTSBURGH PAINTS & STAINS, Manor Hall, FLOOD, DULUX (in Canada), and SICO, among others. We manufacture and sells interior and exterior paints, stains, caulks, repair products, adhesives, and sealants for homeowners and professionals. It also includes certain light-duty protective coatings products that are primarily sold through company-owned stores and manufactured through a common factory footprint. In total, our distribution network includes more than 15,000 touchpoints through company-owned stores, independent dealer locations, and major home improvement centers and retailers across the U.S. and Canada.

Pittsburgh Paints Company provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

Los rangos salariales y beneficios de PPG pueden variar segun la ubicacion, lo que nos permite compensar a los empleados de manera competitiva en diferentes mercados geograficos. PPG considera varios factores al tomar decisiones sobre compensacion, que incluyen entre otros, conjuntos de habilidades, experiencia y capacitacion, calificaciones y educacion, licencias y certificaciones, y otras necesidades de la organizacion. Tambien pueden aplicarse otros incentivos.

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