Now Hiring - Truex Metier - Business Continuity Manager in Pawtucket, RI

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Duties/Responsibilities: * Assist General Manager on plan strategies for streamlining and improving business operations * Oversee marketing and promotions for a company's products and services. * Negotiate vendor contracts to identify cost-saving opportunities * Develops and maintains a business recovery plan and procedure; reviews, revises, and expands existing plans and protocols. * Develops and provides staff training on company compliance issues. * Works with health, safety, and security and local, state, and federal agencies to align the organizations emergency management plan with established best practices and community standards. * On a daily basis, works with new and existing sales representatives and customers to gain approvals for increased sales. * Develop a marketing plan that meets the goals of the Strategic Plan. Work with team members to develop a sales plan for each territory consistent with the total plan. * Increase sales to present customers with new and current products. * Maintain SMS. Database and customer record. * Manage, select, and motivate, sales representatives to increase sales opportunities, RFQ's, and sales volume. Ensure optimum staffing levels. * Communicate and educate sales team on Truex's capabilities and targeted business. * Convey the needs of the markets to the General Manager and Engineering to capitalize on opportunities. * Participate in costing and budgeting process to understand and provide quotations. * Attend and walk medical, welding, industrial, electronic trade shows seeking new products and customers. * Attend and participate in industry related seminars. * Responsibility for advertising, trade shows, and publications. * Position has responsibility and authority for the direction of the Truex Sales Department Position has budget responsibilities up to $100,000 and revenue responsibilities up to $15,000,000. * Work is basically non-standardized and widely varied, involving many complex and significant variables. Analytic ability and inductive thinking are required to devise new methods in situations where previously accepted methods have proven inadequate. * Ability to develop new approaches to replace products and develop niche markets. * A strong knowledge of marketing and planning for growth in targeted and other industries. * Ability to train and motivate the sales organization. * Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the sales organization, customers, and Truex organization. * Performs other related duties as assigned. Required Skills/Abilities: * Excellent strategic, problem solving, and analytical skills. * Ability to think through hypothetical situations and concepts and to identify risks and weaknesses in various business processes. * Ability to collaborate with others. * Excellent communication skills. * Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software. * Excellent communication skills, including writing, public speaking and interpersonal communication * Strong time management and organizational skills * Good goal-setting, strategic planning and motivation skills * Ability to work in fast-paced environments * Experience with a variety of personalities and backgrounds in the workplace * Superior presentation and negotiation skills * Knowledge of best finance and operations practices for their industry Education and Experience: * Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Finance, or similar field required; Masters degree preferred. * Minimum of five years of management experience with at least two years in a risk management position required. Physical Requirements: * Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. * Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.