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Director, Government and Education
- Job Title
- Director, Government and Education
- Job ID
- 27661925
- Location
- Orlando, FL 32811
- Other Location
- Central Florida
- Description
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Summit Broadband is a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Central and Southwest Florida, providing voice, video, data, and high-speed internet services to commercial and residential customers. We are an organization that value’s each employee’s contributions and encourages everyone to share their ideas. Standing out in the industry by providing superior products and exceptional customer service, this growing and dynamic high-tech company is seeking a Director, Sales to join our team.
Job Title: Director, Government & Education
Reports to: Vice President, Strategic Development
Status: Full-Time/Exempt
Location: Florida
Position Summary:
The Director, Government & Education is responsible for building and managing a divisional sales organization. Managing sales professionals and taking personal accountability to develop strategic opportunities, grow new business, and maintain relationship with current customers.
Job Description:- Become the expert in all State and Federal Government funding programs associated with Broadband
- Focus on uncovering large partnership opportunities with Counties and Cities in the Summit Broadband footprint
- Serve as lead on government technology committees
- Network with leaders across Florida local and state government
- Serve is main liaison between Summit and our Strategic partners in support of Government and Education Opportunities
- Drive Government & Education business by identifying all viable RFPs for sales team to focus
- Lead team to craft and respond to all RFPs associated with Government and Education business
- Provide day to day leadership and direction to sales team in alignment with Sales Plan.
- Direct sales team in messaging the value proposition to customers and prospective customers.
- Foster a success-oriented, accountable environment within the sales department
- Develop, lead and manage a strategic account planning process for key accounts.
- Proactively identify and effectively address operational challenges that negatively affect business performance and sales production.
- Report progress against business plan and make adjustments as needed to meet plan objectives.
- Implement performance improvement plans as required for underperforming representatives.
- Manage existing customer base, with a goal of retaining all customers while selling additional services.
- Accurately forecast and deliver on revenue objectives.
- Provide weekly sales activity and sales forecast reports to leadership.
- Manage daily and weekly sales activity to ensure consistent performance from each representative.
- Maintain budgeted sales team headcount and hire qualified candidates as required.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills a must
- Minimum 5 years previous sales management in telecommunications or cable TV experience required plus minimum five years in sales leadership
- Minimum 5 years previous experience working in the Government & Education segment
- Exceptional leadership skills and a hands-on visible approach to staff management and interaction are required
- Must have a strong technical background specifically in telecommunications
- Travel as needed
- Strong computer skills and tools required to project manage
- Must be able to pass criminal, MVR, and drug testing
- Must keep current auto insurance with 250,000/500,000 coverage at all times throughout employment and provide such proof of such insurance to Human Resources annually
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Summit Broadband, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company participates in the E-Verify program.