Sales and Product Manager

Posted by Wintersteiger Inc on 08/14/2024

Job Basics

Industry Sector: Outdoor, Snow

Job Categories: Product Analyst, Retail - Sales, Sales - Company Rep & Support, Sales - Inside - Product & Reservations

Company Type: Accessories

State: UT

City: Salt Lake City

Country: United States

Required Experience: 5 - 7 years

Job Type: Full Time

Salary:

Required to Relocate: Yes

Required to Travel:

Employee May Telecommute: No

Job Seeker Must Live Within: 25 miles

Job Description & Requirements

Benefits of working at Wintersteiger:

Wintersteiger is an Austrian base machine manufacturer with its North American Headquarters in Salt Lake City. We are best known for producing ski and snowboard tuning machines, but also produce machines for the agricultural, wood working, and metalworking industries. For more information, please visit https://www.wintersteiger.com

We offer:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• HSA
• Paid vacation package
• Laptop
• Long-term employment in an innovative and international company

We are seeking an experienced Sales and Product Manager to join our team to help manage our Bootdoc/Hotronic product line. The requirements listed below are only a representation of the work environment, knowledge, skills, and abilities required or preferred.

What the Sales and Product Manager will do:

• Manage current customer accounts and sales
• Assist Sales Reps with in-season and preseason sales reports
• Solve problems with consumers and dealers
• Coordinate samples with Austria including distributing them upon arrival in the U.S.
• Provide timely feedback to Austria regarding sample strengths and areas for improvement
• Help maintain packaging image in line with corporate CI
• Handle and assist customers with warranty claims and returns efficiently
• Write and manage sales and technical support materials including product manuals, clinics materials, etc.
• Assist with organizing and attending trade shows including packing, unloading, setup, and general support for sales staff
• Troubleshoot & develop best practice for addressing issues as they arise
• Run monthly reports in-season to track warranty claims
• Resolve product problems by clarifying the customer’s complaint and follow the whole process to resolution
• Lead end-to-end project success, from discovery to launch
• Own the product vision and collaborate to create meaningful problem statements
• Work closely with marketing, and data teams
• Stay informed about market trends and competitor activity
• Support sales and marketing by communicating product features and functionality
• Represent the product within the company and act as a point person to leadership

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing and/or 6 years of equivalent experience in sporting goods
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire a team
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities
• Proven track record in retail sales and product management
• Knowledge of SAP, Filemaker, and Dropbox a plus

About Wintersteiger Inc

WINTERSTEIGER is the world market leader in service and rental solutions for the entire ski and snowboard sport. Sport shops, rental stations, well known ski and snowboard producers as well as leading ski federations trust in the system solutions and first-class service from WINTERSTEIGER.