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      VP Sales Job Description

      This generic VP Sales Job Description, put together by the nation’s top sales executive recruiters, serves as a great foundation for any company to tailor the role to fit their needs, company culture, and objectives. While this VP sales job description can be highly effective for screening candidates across various industries, it’s crucial to know the right time to hire a VP of sales in order to facilitate the growth of the company and its profits.

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      Cowen Partners, a leading sales executive search firm, has crafted this VP Sales Job Description to assist you in finding the best talent for your sales leadership roles. Detailing the fundamental skills, qualifications, and requirements needed for a VP sales, this job description can be customized to fit your company’s specific needs and objectives.


      VP Sales Job Description
      : About the Position

      This role will oversee a team of sellers for one of our largest markets. Additionally, you will manage and maintain relationships with clients as you expand sales throughout your region.

      VP Sales Job Description: Job Skills & Requirements

      • 8 years total successful sales experience in the XYZ space
      • At least 5 years of proven success in leading a successful sales team
      • Experience Hunter with Enterprise level SaaS software sales experience, with emphasis on a Challenger approach to growing existing accounts and opening new buying centers
      • Proven track record of delivering high-quality results in a timely manner, including consecutively exceeding past sales quotas
      • Deep understanding of multiple facets of retailer, agency, and consumer products with prior experience selling into marketing, shopper, and/or consumer insights
      • Deep knowledge base of the sales process with the ability to engage senior-level executives in strategic meetings to ensure top-down alignment regarding strategy and objectives
      • Skilled at building and managing customer relationships, including stakeholder management
      • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills
      • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (preferred)
      • Able to travel up to 50%

      VP Sales Job Description: What We Offer

      • An inclusive and collaborative company culture- we work in an open environment while working together to get things done, and adapt to the changing needs as they come.
      • Competitive total compensation package, with average VP sales salary, bonuses, and benefits on par or better than the industry average
      • Volunteer time off and charitable donation matching.
      • Strong support for career growth, including mentorship programs, leadership training, access to conferences and employee resource groups.
      • Great benefits package including health/vision/dental, unlimited PTO, flexible schedule, 401K matching, travel reimbursement and more.

      If this sounds like something you would like to be part of, we’d love for you to apply! Don’t worry if you think that you don’t meet all the qualifications here. The tools, technology, and methodologies we use are constantly changing and we value talent and interest over specific experience.

      We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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      Our hands-on sales executive recruiters have experience working with private, public, pre-IPO, and non-profit organizations. Clients are typically $50 million in revenue to Fortune 1000’s or have assets between $500 million to $15 billion. Successful placements span the entire C-Suite – CEOChief Operating OfficerChief Financial Officer, and include vice presidentgeneral counsel, and other director-level leadership roles.

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