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Inside Sales Manager - Cox Business

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The Cox Business Inside Sales Manager leads assigned inside sales team to achieve Cox Business sales goals. Hires, trains, and coaches performance of inside sales and/or retention staff in assigned market to ensures that corporate sales and retention strategies are followed and goals are achieved.
The role is part of a budget-driven, sales organization; pressure to meet ambitious sales goals and will involves people management and complexity. Use of personal or company car to travel occasionally to customers' locations within the system is an expectation of the role.
Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Essential functions of the role include leadership, planning, communication, administration, and self-development. Primary responsibilities within these functions include:

  • Develops a professional sales culture. Serves as a role model for the sales team in all aspects of the business. Balances the urgency of meeting budget goals with focus on team success.
  • Hires and builds a sales team that has the ability and resources to achieve sales and retention goals.
  • Coaches, develops and manages the performance of the inside sales and/or retention sales staff to ensure they have the capabilities required to meet targets for revenue growth, service, productivity, quality and optimization of customer satisfaction within assigned area. Ensures that each sales representative is using the IMPACT Sales approach and uncovering the needs of each customer to ensure the Cox Vision and Trusted Provider focus.
  • Serves as a subject matter expert or advisor on selected customer sales and handles issues escalated by team members.
  • Collaborates with CB Marketing Manager to assure that effective planning and coordination between CB Sales and the overall marketing objectives of Cox is maintained.
  • Facilitates segment-specific strategic planning to maximize market share and revenue and maximize the potential of team's account lists. Assigns accounts to appropriate sales channels, and within outside sales, assigns account representatives with consideration to share growth, cost of sale, and client potential.
  • Sets sales goals (quotas plus key sales objectives for inbound and outbound sales) and other defined sales metrics for inside sales representatives, based on corporate/regional sales goals for assigned market.
  • Develops appropriate territory structures for geographical and/or vertical markets.
  • Develops account forecasts and manages Sales team to achieve maximum revenue while maintaining profitability.
  • Communicates customer concerns, sales opportunities, implementations, and related issues within the sales team, across the local system, and across systems. Recommends and coordinates implementation of solutions with various Cox organizations.
  • Leads sales team meetings to coordinate sales efforts and communicate changes in direction, products, policies, expectations, processes, and standards.
  • Works with the Manager of Outside Sales to ensure customer leads received from their direct reports are passed to Inside Sales Representatives as appropriate.
  • Coordinates and maintains effective working relationships with other Cox Business and Cox Communications departments to ensure high quality customer service.
  • Reviews and approves sales presentations, ROI assessments, commission reports, and other reports developed by Inside Sales Representatives within his/her approval authority.
  • Prepares regular expense reports and controls expenses while meeting or exceeding corporate revenue goals and maximizing product margin.
  • Ensures that direct deports update all required customer information in a timely fashion.
  • Attends job-related training and informally remains current on technical information regarding Cox's telephony, data, and video products and offerings, and sales through completion of required/recommended training program.


Qualifications
Minimum

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years' experience in a related field.
    • The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience in a related field; or 10 years' experience in a related field
    • 1+ year of experience in management or lead role
  • Previous experience with business-to-business sales
  • Requires 6 months work experience using Windows-based PCs, Microsoft Office
  • Valid driver's license, good driving record, reliable transportation
  • Excellent skills in building relationships, building the sales team, business sales skills, champions adaptability, coaches and develops, oral communication, demonstrates business acumen, continuous learning, making sales operations decisions, PC skills, and promotes accountability in order to work effectively with teams throughout organization


Preferred

  • 2 or more years of experience in a management role
  • 3 years experience in communications sales
  • 1 year call center sales supervisory or management experience
  • Knowledge of the local market


About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is the largest private telecom company in America, serving six million homes and businesses. That's a lot, but we also proudly serve our employees. Our benefits and our award-winning culture are just two of the things that make Cox a coveted place to work. If you're interested in bringing people closer through broadband, smart home tech and more, join Cox Communications today!
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

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What are Cox Enterprises Perks + Benefits

Cox Enterprises Benefits Overview

We want our employees living their best lives. That means different things to different people, so we’ve curated benefits that reflect myriad needs and pursuits. Whether you’re looking for comprehensive healthcare or want to further your education, eager for adoption service support or a solid 401(K), Cox has all this, and much, much more awaiting you.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Onsite office parking
Relocation assistance
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

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