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Director of Sales - Aftermarket
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Downers Grove, IL
Overview
Salary Range $127,975.00 - $191,000.00 Salary Level Senior Position Type Full Time Job Shift Any Education Level 4 Year Degree Travel Percentage Up to 50% Category Manufacturing
Description
Duravant, located in Downers Grove, IL, is a global engineered equipment company with an over 100-year operating history. Through our portfolio of operating companies, we deliver trusted end-to-end process solutions for customers and partners through engineering and integration expertise, project management and operational excellence. With worldwide sales distribution and service networks we provide immediate and lifetime aftermarket support to all the markets we serve in the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors. Duravant's market-leading brands are synonymous with innovation, durability and reliability.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Commercial Sales - Lifecycle Services drives revenue growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction by leading post‑sale strategies and sales execution for parts, service, and value‑add products across operating companies under the Industrial Automation Group for Duravant. Key responsibilities include driving sales of aftermarket service, parts, and value‑add solutions products, ensuring that Operating Companies within the Industrial Automation Group create sales forecasts, establish value‑based pricing of parts and service offerings, develop marketing strategies, assist in managing dealer networks, and improving customer experience. They align service offerings with customer needs and often lead cross‑functional teams in sales, operations, and technical support to boost market penetration.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides commercial leadership for all Industrial Automation Aftermarket activities in sales, parts, and value add solutions.
Develop and execute strategic plans, annual sales forecasts, and budgets to achieve aftermarket revenue and profit targets. Communicates and presents critical data, report summaries, market analysis, and strategic recommendations to all levels of the organization.
Is responsible for and continuously looks for methods to grow revenue, increase margin levels and optimize customer satisfaction, while maintaining operational expenses and profitability consistent with budgets.
Drafts, implements, and executes policies, procedures, and performance metrics to facilitate quality customer service experience.
Actively influences other departments to perform their duties in such a way to decrease overall warranty exposure.
Leads in overall product strategy for new and emerging service products in alignment with OC and aftermarket leadership.
Conducts market analysis to develop service products (e.g. contracts, extended warranties, customer training) that are responsive to customer needs and market opportunities. (i.e. Customer Care, Rebuilds, etc.)
Leads and prepares aftermarket product development objectives and schedules for all phases of product development and introduction to market, including development of marketing, sales, engineering, and financial plans, estimates of potential profits, and release to market.
Reviews progress continually throughout product life cycle to ensure attainment of objectives.
Directs and coordinates promotion of aftermarket products manufactured or services performed to develop new markets, increase share of market, and obtain competitive position in industry.
Establishes and manages a strong working relationship and influence across Duravant's Operating Companies, partners, customers and technical experts across target industries and geographies; including with service leaders, account managers, technical sales.
POSITION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Technical Job Knowledge
Relationship Building
Commercial Acumen
Strategic Leadership
Cross functional leadership
Communication and Presentation Proficiency
Teamwork/Collaboration
Managerial Influence
Comfortable working in a matrixed organization
Data analytic
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business field; MBA preferred
10+ Years of work experience; 5 years in a comparable management position
Experience field service industry or service sales preferred
Strong business analysis, problem solving, and strategy development skills
Adopts a holistic systems perspective. Empathizes with multiple points of view. Challenges assumptions
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Knowledge of and proficiency with PC's Office 365, CRM and ERP preferred
Strong understanding and experience in operations and logistics
Knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes
Why Work at Duravant?
Duravant offers a competitive benefits package for all full‑time employees, including:
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax law
Paid life insurance and disability insurance, with options to purchase additional coverage
Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
Optional coverages: Long‑term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
401(k) plan with company match
Educational Assistance reimbursement
Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
10 paid holidays annually
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk or hear; uses hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls. On occasion, may be required to climb and work in high places, stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The incumbent must occasionally lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The position is an office based position in the Duravant headquarters in Downer's Grove. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
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Worksite address
downers grove, IL, 60516, US
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