Sales Manager

Job Description The Opportunity

CP Eakes is hiring its first sales leader in company history: a rare opportunity to build a sales and marketing function from the ground floor inside a profitable, 30-year-old custom metal fabrication business with a rock-solid reputation in the Triad.

Growth to date has come mostly through referrals and the management team without a formal sales manager. We recently partnered with New Page Company, a local ownership group with a 14-year track record of backing Triad industrial businesses for the long term, not a quick exit. That partnership created this role.

You'll work directly with the President to build CP Eakes' first sales and marketing strategy and own its execution. Year one is hands-on: learn the business, build a personal pipeline of new customers, and support the estimating/project management team on existing accounts. Prove out new growth, and you'll have the mandate to build a team around you.

Duties

Work directly with the President to develop CP Eakes' first formal sales and marketing strategy

Own execution of the strategy beginning as a player-coach focused on new customers, you sell and lead

Identify and pursue new business opportunities in target markets including industrial, architectural and OEM

Support current estimation team as needed to account/project manage, grow, and deepen relationships

Navigate both short and long sales cycles from quick-turn custom fabrication jobs to larger, relationship-driven programs

Develop a working knowledge of CP Eakes' full capabilities including stainless steel fabrication, aluminum, trench drains, ornamental cladding, laser cutting, and OE parts to consult customers and position solutions

Represent CP Eakes at industry events, trade associations, and customer site visits across the region

Develop and manage sales pipeline; track activity, opportunities, and results

Collaborate with the production team on quoting, lead times, and capacity to ensure commitments are kept

Support the development of marketing materials, digital presence, and brand positioning over time

Build the sales and marketing team as growth warrants; start with leading our existing estimators/inside sales and customer service team

Requirements

3–7 years of B2B sales experience, ideally in manufacturing, industrial, or custom fabrication markets

Demonstrated track record of growing revenue in new accounts and strategic account growth

Comfortable selling both short-cycle transactional work and longer-cycle strategic accounts

Strong relationship builder that is consultative by nature with demonstrated, process-oriented sales approach

Enough technical curiosity to learn the product and speak credibly with engineers, purchasing managers, and operations leaders

Self-starter who can operate in and improve a sales structure/process

Comfortable developing or contributing to sales and marketing strategy, not just executing someone else's playbook

Proficiency with CRM tools and basic sales reporting

Exemplify company Core Values to other employees and customers

The New Page Way — Our Values

Win as a team

Find a solution

Look for better ways

Own the outcome

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