Managing Sales Vice President - Hospitals

Sodexo has an exciting opportunity for a Managing Sales Vice President - Hospitals to support the growth of our healthcare segment in the United States.  This opportunity provides the ability to work from home anywhere in the continental US with travel as necessary (30-70% of work time). 

This leadership position will be responsible for developing new business with the hospital business portfolio selling value-added services including but not limited to Food Service, Engineering, Environmental Services, Wellness, and Nutrition.  The Managing Sales Vice President enhances, develops, and sustains continued sales growth for the Company.  This leader supports and implements business practices to grow the business and reduce operating costs based on knowledge of organizational strengths and weaknesses, technological advances, external trends, competitors, and customer needs.  Acting as a lead executive for Sodexo, they provide complete growth management and strategy of their assigned healthcare region and team members.  The ideal candidates will possess a successful track record of growing a business and building critical, trusting relationships, and influencing decision-makers.

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

• Develop the sales strategy and direct the sales process for a specific geography
• Direct and develop their sales team
• Develop and implement the business plan, budget, and forecast to achieve sales, market share, account retention, or market growth targets to attain overall financial goals with a continuous improvement mindset
• Develops a strategic plan to ensure that long-term goals, vision, objectives, and overall direction support corporate long-term goals and objectives
• Identify the customer’s objectives and describe how Sodexo can meet those objectives
• Maintain current and accurate data, client information, prospect information, and competitive analyses.
• Determine customer needs, develop solutions, and recommend a course of action to key decision-makers, based on analysis of the customer’s objectives, needs, and problems
• Build and maintain relationships with Senior Customer Management (e.g., CEO, COO, CFO) to develop horizontal sales opportunities
• Ensure that direct reports identify customer needs and focus on customer satisfaction in the performance of all job activities
• Provide oversight to ensure the integrity of the sales process and those involved
• Identify potential projects and endeavors consistent with corporate vision and mission that will increase profitability
• Monitor and review the implementation of strategic plans to ensure goals and objectives are met

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Demonstrated experience in complex sales processes.
• Experience researching, analyzing, and uncovering client objectives and relevant information
• Strong digital presence
• Experience leading and inspiring a team
• Ability to analyze financial data, develop a financial model and create win/win solutions
• Self-motivated, with a strong work ethic and personal drive to meet and exceed objectives
• Effective written and verbal communication and negotiating skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional, trusting, positive working relationships with clients, colleagues, consultants, and vendors. 
• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet established goals and objectives
• Advanced computer skills in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Executive/C Suite level sales experience
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales and strategic goals

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K, and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs.

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Working for Sodexo:
How far will your ambition, talent, and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring, and career growth opportunities.  

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 10 years

Basic Functional Experience - 10 years

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.