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Territory Sales Manager

Suunto, Chicago, IL, United States


Suunto was founded in 1936 by Tuomas Vohlonen, a Finnish orienteer and inventor of the liquid-filled field compass. Since then, Suunto has been at the forefront of design and innovation for sports watches, dive computers and instruments, which are used by adventure seekers all over the globe. From the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, Suunto equips adventurers to conquer new territory. Suunto’s headquarters and manufacturing plant are in Vantaa, Finland. Employing more than 300 people worldwide, Suunto products are sold in over 100 countries.

We are looking for

Territory Account Managers

to join our Sales team in the US, working remotely.

1 for the Lake area (Illinois or Ohio )

Do you want to have a positive impact on the way people live an active and adventurous life? We, at Suunto, build the most reliable and robust products that our consumers take to their adventures in the deepest oceans and the highest mountains. As Account Manager, you will have the great opportunity to contribute to the high-tech consumer solutions for global markets in a challenging technology environment. If interested, please apply and indicate for which territory you are applying.

The role In your role as Territory Account Manager, you will be responsible for driving Sales with assigned customers for outdoor and/or dive sports products. You will manage the product training for customers and key accounts. To support our marketing team, you will establish and maintain a strong relationship with customers to enable a great in-store experience.

The position is full-time, based remotely in the US, and part of the US Sales and Marketing team. In your role, you will primarily work with your local team in the US, our headquarters and with many interesting dive and sports channel customers.

Main responsibilities Your main responsibilities will include, among others.

Managing all sales and sales support activities

Ensuring premium product presentation at the point of sale

Execution of forecasting and sales planning for your area of responsibility

Supporting marketing plans and various activities

Managing the relationship with customers and your key accounts

Participating in local events, fairs and trade shows as required.

What do we look for? To succeed in the role, you should have the following skills and qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or equivalent

Several years of work experience in a sales role

Knowledge of the Dive and/or sports market retail business is a requirement.

Passion for diving and outdoor sports, high motivation, and drive

Strong in networking and relationship management

Strong negotiation skills and persistence

Excellent communication and presentation skills

High sense of customer orientation

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Valid work permit for the US.

Valid driver’s license

What do we offer? With us, you get an excellent working environment with great colleagues in the heart of sporting life. We strive to create a workplace characterised by our values – determined to win while showing team spirit, fair play and innovation. At Suunto, we offer flexible working hours, paid health care and life insurance, 15 days of paid time off, and Suunto products at a discounted price.

If you believe there’s a match with your profile and this role, we are looking forward to receiving your application. Please check out the link to the open positions on our website and apply for the Territory you would like to work in.

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