Cree Regional Sales Director

Cree – Regional Sales Director
Northern Europe.

Cree currently have an opening for a Regional Sales Director. This position will cover the territory of Northern Europe.

Summary:

Sales responsibility for assigned Cree products for the Region including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Job Responsibilities:

Meet and exceed Cree, Inc. assigned revenue on continuous growth targets.
Develop territorial and account plans to support revenue targets consistent with the business unit strategies.
Operate remotely with responsibility for assigned customer base.
Establish strong business relationships with all relevant functional groups within customer organizations through frequent trips and teleconferences, although, primary focus will be on engineers and executives.
Create a strategic business advantages for Cree and our Strategic Account partners.
Create a strong “Voice of the Customer” and influence the business unit strategies as required.
Inspire internal and external teams to achieve high expectations and breakthrough growth for Cree.
Initiate and anticipate change where needed to improve results.
Network with senior leaders and high impact players with our customers, channel partners, and industry leaders to the benefit of Cree.
Manage in the Matrix structure.
Assign quotas, coach, train, and assign MBO’ Design-wins for the Field Sales Team.
Organize effective meeting facilitation and customer visits.

Requirements:

More than 5 years of experience in Sales of electronic components/Semiconductors or Lighting products to Key Accounts and Distributors
Proven negotiation skills and success (through reference)
Experience in handling large RFQs and customer projects
Must be fluent in English, with additional preference for fluency in Swedish

01 Sep