United Rentals, Inc.

Mgr, Region Product Dev

Posted on: 10 Jan 2021

La Porte, TX

Job Description

Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.

At United Rentals, the largest equipment rental company, we believe that it takes great employees to build a great organization and were passionate about helping our people grow professionally and embrace teamwork in everything they do. Our culture is based on our corporate values and centers on mutual respect, job satisfaction, diversity and a shared responsibility to build a better future. We believe in:

Hiring and retaining exceptional employees at every level

Providing training, development and career planning

Instilling the belief that our customers are key to our long-term success

Encouraging a strong sense of responsibility, involvement and commitment

Recognizing and rewarding both individual and team efforts

The Region Product Development Manager, RPDM, acts as a single point of contact for Fluid Solutions products and services for the National & Strategic Accounts in their book of business. The RPDM is the Fluid Solutions liaison with national account managers, government account managers, strategic account managers, and sales representatives from all Company business units. The RPDM is also a technical resource, providing training and project support to customers for new and existing product lines, while educating other business units on Fluid Solutions products and applications. The purpose of the position is to drive incremental profitable revenue for the Fluid Solutions business within the Fluid Solutions region and for the company through lead sharing and trade area cooperation.

Key Account Single Point of Contact 65%
- Target and focus on the development of National Account relationships for UR Fluid Solutions division within their book of business. Work with local sales representatives and all business units to drive incremental revenue for these accounts
- Liaison with other UR Divisions/Departments to network and promote the Fluid Solutions products and services
- Work closely with national account managers, strategic account managers, government account managers, and local sales representatives, to provide their larger customers Fluid Solutions products, services and technical expertise.
- In partnership with National Account Managers, to manage rate structure and strategies for National Accounts.
- Accompany sales representatives, as subject matter expert, on more technically complex sales calls and assist sales representatives in selecting the proper equipment to provide the customer with the most cost effective solution.

Product Training: 15%
- Develop & conduct Fluid Solutions application training programs for sales team.
- Ongoing training development as needed focusing on existing and new products
- Mentor BMs and OSRs products and applications

Use Sales Force Automation (SFA) and other tools to provide business intelligence to sales team. Also act as technical resource to sales team. 20%
- Working closely with corporate sales/business intelligence, provide leads to sales representatives using SFDC, Dodge, PEC and other information tools. Use data tools to identify large customer projects.
- Provide weekly/monthly activity reports.
- Provide direction and support in Marketing. (Trade Shows, Telemarketing, Mailers, Data Base, Print Advert, Trade Associations, and other marketing efforts)
- Support Recruiting effort on Branch Management and Sales Rep levels

Requirements:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.
Minimum 7 years of technical rental sales experience preferably in the Fluid Solutions or other United Rentals product/services line

Minimum 3 years of sales supervisory experience, with ability to effectively train, motivate and influence all levels of the sales/management organization
Working knowledge of existing Fluid Solutions products and applications and how they are used in the rental market

Must possess the following skills:
- Strategic selling and advanced negotiation and customer service skills; - Understanding of business accounting principles and budget preparation; business acumen
- Engineering/mechanical aptitude: Ability to properly spec, quote, install and maintain large projects
- Skilled communicator-written and verbal.
- Proficiency with SFDC, Dodge, PEC or other CRM software; Proficiency with MS Office (specifically Word, and Excel)
- Possesses the following additional competencies: leadership, strategic thinking, trade area cooperation and teamwork skills
- Up to 60% overnight travel required

**Location To Be Determined**

What's in it for you?

U.S. Full Time roles: Best in class benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision, flex spending and health savings accounts; 401(k) retirement with company match; life and disability insurance; and paid time off including sick, vacation, holidays, and paid parental leave. Comprehensive training and development and career growth opportunities.

U.S. Part Time roles: Benefits offering includes 401(k) retirement with company match/RRSP; paid time off including sick, vacation and holidays; and comprehensive training and development and career growth opportunities.

Canada: Best in class benefits package which includes medical, dental & vision, RRSP/DPSP*, paid time off, comprehensive training and development, and career growth opportunities.

*Offered for full time roles, part time eligibility in select provinces

United Rentals, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

United Rentals, Inc.

Stamford, CT

United Rentals (NYSE:URI) was founded in 1997 and quickly became the world’s largest equipment rental provider. Today, our company continues to build on its industry leadership with a best-in-class range of resources and the largest customer service network of its kind in North America.
United Rentals deploys over $14.6 billion of fleet (original equipment cost) through approximately 1,175 branches, a centralized reservation service and automated online ordering. Our branches are fully integrated through technology, allowing them to collaborate on solving customer needs. 

Mission & Values

Building a better future is our commitment to the people and communities we serve. 

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,186 rental locations in North America and 11 in Europe. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 18,500 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers approximately 3,800 classes of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $14.18 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.

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