Regional Manager - Middle East Remote

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Description

About This Role:

Hunter is seeking a Regional Manager I to conduct activities which have preparatory or auxiliary character for the purpose of developing Hunters business in the Middle East. The Regional Manager manages Hunters activities in an assigned region and is the chief communicator to corporate office for information pertinent to the region. Acts as a mentor to staff, balanced with distribution, contractor, specification, and government agency efforts resulting in comprehensive support of Hunter’s entire customer base. Continually suggests and implements improved processes, training, education, and staffing requirements needed to meet goals.

Demonstrates behavior consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility.

Essential Job Functions/Tasks

• Mentors field personnel to maximize activities with distribution. Plans, manages, and oversees activities within assigned region. Manages annual goals, objectives, and budgetary responsibility and communicates status with corporate headquarters.
• Manages the communication with distributor personnel, contractors, specifiers, and other irrigation professionals on a regular basis within assigned area.
• Provides direction regarding objectives to team members while promoting team atmosphere. Travels with Area Managers on an ongoing basis to provide training and development.
• Recommends distribution changes as necessary and informs management of events, territory occurrences, and other pertinent information.
• Recommends individual and/or territory budget requirements. Manages individual and territory expenditures within budget, saving money whenever possible and seeking approval for items or events outside of approved budget.
• Ensures customer training programs, trade shows, and promotional events are carried out in assigned region.
• Ensures adherence to Hunter’s high level of ethical business practice, and to rules and guidelines of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and US Dept of Treasury Sanctions and Embargoes.
• Performs field service and support as required.
  
  

Education/Training Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent four-year degree in business administration, marketing, landscape architecture or 10 years equivalent-industry and technical experience
  
  

Experience Required And Preferred

• Minimum of ten years of professional business management, installation, or technical support experience within the irrigation industry.
  
  

What You Bring

• Knowledge of consultative techniques, distribution channels, business management, and marketing techniques. Requires strong commitment to customer service.
• Ability to establish and maintain highly effective working relationships and achieve a high level of customer satisfaction.
• In depth knowledge of finance and budgeting processes. Ability to prepare budgets and manage expenses within budget. Ability to monitor budgets of assigned staff.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal, public speaking, and written communication skills in English.
• Must be goal orientated with the ability to meet or exceed objectives. Requires the ability to lead, plan, organize, staff, and control operations within assigned region.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor, coach, counsel, train, and develop assigned staff. Must demonstrate the ability to motivate people, build a team, and manage performance to meet goals. Must possess effective conflict management skills.
• Proficient computer skills with ability to use Windows programs and to perform word processing, spreadsheet and database management, and electronic mail applications on a personal computer.
• Willingness to travel extensively, live in a strategic location within the territory, and work flexible hours. Valid drivers license and driving record sufficient to meet requirements to be insured by company. Must have or be able to obtain a valid passport.
• IA Level II certification with additional Level III certifications. Preferred.
• Fluency in other languages commonly spoken within the region. Knowledge of regional business and cultural practices preferred.
  
  

What We Offer

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus
  
  

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings.

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

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