Product Sales Manager for Golf Integrated Control System

Rain Bird Corporation, based in Azusa, California is the world's leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services. Since 1933, Rain Bird has offered broadest range of irrigation products for farms, golf courses, sports arenas, commercial developments and homes in more than 130 countries around the globe.

The Golf Product Sales Manager is responsible for profitably growing product sales in golf industry applications through the promotion and education of Rain Bird Golf’s IC System technology product features to golf course owners, greens committees, consultants, architects, contractors, developers superintendents and end-user customers. He/she will work closely with Rain Bird golf District Sales Managers and golf distribution in the United States to promote and demonstrate product technology features and benefits within each geographic market, identify opportunities to strengthen Rain Bird’s market position as the industry leader in advanced technology irrigation products, establish and build exceptional relationships with key influencers, educate and successfully sell customized irrigation systems and pump stations using technology features and benefits to new and existing golf courses.

The Golf Product Sales Manager operates as “solution-based” sales role with the flexibility to identify the highest opportunity customers and markets and drive sales in those markets with high energy efforts to promote IC System technology benefits. The sales manager is capable of analyzing irrigation “system” design, presenting advanced technology product benefits to best meet the needs for each application. The Golf Product Sales Manager will work closely with Rain Bird employees and distributor service managers to ensure that after-sales technical support is correctly delivered, installed, and used by the customer. The Product Sales Manager will work with Golf Marketing to create marketing plans and materials that properly explain customer benefits so that advanced technology features are understood and differentiated from competitor’s offerings. The Product Sales Manager will identify market trends and customer needs for Golf Marketing to guide future product innovations so that Rain Bird golf products continue to lead golf industry water conservation and The Intelligent Use of WaterTM.

**Minimum Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Marketing or Management * 5+ years successful sales experience with progressive sales management responsibilities * Proven technical competence with golf course irrigation product lines and track record of successful presentation of the features and benefits of advanced technology products. * Experience with independent distribution * Proven track record in negotiating large business deals * Excellent verbal and written communications skills * Ability to achieve results individually and through team management * Working knowledge of personal computers and commonly used business software (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) * Ability to travel 50%+ on average **Desired Qualifications:** * MBA degree * Golf course irrigation design experience * Experience in training