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Digital Business Development Manager

Sonepar USA, Houston, TX, United States


Position
Digital Business Development Manager

Location
Houston

About Crawford
Crawford Electric Supply is a leading electrical distribution company within the Sonepar group. We provide electrical products and services to contractors across the southeast United States. The company emphasizes a supportive culture, opportunities for growth, and a commitment to a sustainable future.

Position Summary
The role of the Digital Business Development Manager is to support, manage, and grow digital sales with Crawford. The position will include specific goals and expectations. This is a high-visibility position with phenomenal growth opportunities. Digital Platform training will be provided, but the ideal candidate must possess a tremendous amount of high energy, creativity, and leadership instincts.

Responsibilities

Directly responsible for meeting specific yearly eCommerce sales goals

Develop internal and external training programs to enrich our associates' and customers' knowledge and understanding of our value-add services

Work closely with outside, inside, and counter sales teams to identify customer needs and provide digital solutions based on those needs

Work closely with purchasing, credit, and project management teams to identify SOP enhancements and provide solutions to improve operations

Identify target customer opportunities by using internal analytics suite

Visit customers to demonstrate, implement, and/or troubleshoot digital capabilities

Assist in driving incremental sales via digital platforms by working with the marketing team on quarterly promotions

Build, analyze, and distribute monthly digital sales reports highlighting branch and region performance, recent wins, and opportunities

Create and present high-level presentations to be given to executive team, branch management, sales teams, strategic vendor partners, and customers.

Work cross collaboratively with Crawford's regional Digital Business Development Managers to share best practices to drive increased knowledge and usage of the company's eCommerce tools

Attend Sonepar Digital meetings as needed.

Qualifications

Strategic thinker who can plan for and drive sales across all customer-facing mediums of our existing digital platforms

Bachelor's Degree preferred

1-3 years of experience in a sales role

Electrical Distribution industry experience a plus

Additional Requirement

Ability to travel 30% of the time, sometimes overnight

What We Offer You
We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

Healthcare plans

Dental & vision

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement savings with company match

Professional and personal development programs

Opportunity to become a shareholder

Employer-paid short- and long-term disability

Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents

Robust wellness program

Gym reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We're proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

Sonepar and our family of brands are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, we will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please call or email .

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