Industrial & Electrical Products & Systems

The Future is Profitable Growth

New Solutions Require New Talent & Sales Support Resources

While industry sales may be on the rise, so is pricing, which leads to an impact on net growth. Industrial and electrical products and systems distributors are looking for ways to achieve differentiated growth, productivity and efficiency. Leaders are replacing the legacy “one-and-done” selling by focusing on creating value for customers.

With this comes the need for new talent and investments in robust revenue enablement and operations teams to effectively collaborate on strategic offerings. A focus on solution selling vs. a more traditional fulfillment sales motion gives way to the need for specialists and overlay roles for connected products and services.

Are you revamping your talent acquisition strategies to ensure you can meet new customer demands?

How We Help

  • Integrate Marketing, Sales and Service under one leader: the chief revenue officer, who owns the entire customer continuum, has a pulse on customer needs and a solid vision for the future.
  • Develop manufacturing partner program alignment to offer customers a complete solution – the resources, support and specialized knowledge to demonstrate your unique value.
  • Segment customers based on their needs and requirements – build out e-commerce capabilities for ease of ordering while focusing in-person sales time on customers who necessitate more coverage.
  • Move from product pusher to service-oriented experience provider with subject matter expertise on connected products and services and simplification of the purchasing process.
  • Focus on marketing strategy by evaluating current and new markets, areas of opportunity and optimize marketing channels, mix and return.
  • Develop sales compensation programs aligned with new product offerings and solutions.

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Open Opportunities Briefing Offers

Upcoming Manufacturing and Distribution Events

  • Talent Development: From Super Seller to Performance Multiplier – Rethinking the Sales Manager Role

    Webinar

    June 23, 2026 | 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. ET | Virtual

    Sales managers are operating in an environment of constant change and increasing pressure, yet when top sellers are promoted into management, the job itself is rarely reset. Managers have new expectations to lead the team, navigate change and impact culture, but time is still spent deal by deal, leaving managers with no time for anything else. The result can be lagging team performance and stalled change adoption, driven not by effort gaps but by a lack of role clarity and talent development. Sales managers need a new way forward and the organizational support behind them to succeed.

    What You’ll Learn:

    In a guided interview with Alexander Group consultants and through real client examples and Alexander Group insights, you’ll examine how the sales manager role has expanded. We’ll make the business case for refocusing sales managers as one of the highest leverage investments organizations can make. You’ll see how the spearhead sales manager model reframes the role from super seller to performance multiplier, shifting focus from individual deal support to sustained team development and business impact. You’ll leave with specific actions you can take after the webinar to realign roles, expectations and enablement around sales managers.

    Why Attend?

    You will leave the webinar with:

    • A clear, research-backed point of view on how the sales manager role has changed, and how sales managers must lead differently today.
    • Concrete actions you can take as a leader or enablement partner, including how to clarify sales manager job priorities, put the right support structures in place, and develop playbooks that reinforce consistent execution.
    • Insight-driven guidance you can apply immediately, informed by data, research and real client work to help you better support frontline leadership.
    • Tuesday, June 23, 2026
      2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. ET
    • Virtual
  • Sales Compensation Symposium: Virtual

    Industry Focus: All

    Revolutionize your approach at the #1 event for sales compensation professionals and all executives who care about sales comp. Designed specifically for senior executives, join industry peers and renowned experts to gain exclusive access to cutting-edge research, emerging trends, real-world case studies and proven best practices in governance, design and administration.

    • Tuesday, August 11, 2026 –
      Tuesday, August 11, 2026
    • Virtual
  • Sales Compensation Symposium: Chicago

    Industry Focus: All

    Revolutionize your approach at the #1 event for sales compensation professionals and all executives who care about sales comp.
    Designed specifically for executives in HR, Compensation, Sales and Revenue Operations that want to use sales comp more effectively.

    Industry Focus: All

    • Thursday, August 27, 2026 –
      Thursday, August 27, 2026
    • Chicago
  • Executive Forum

    St. Regis Hotel | Chicago, IL

    Join senior sales, marketing, commercial and operations leaders to share stories of transformation, connect 1:1 virtually and take away actionable ideas.

    • Wednesday, September 30, 2026 –
      Thursday, October 1, 2026
    • St. Regis Hotel | Chicago, IL

Sales Compensation Symposium

Reserve your spot at Alexander Group’s upcoming Sales Compensation Symposium. Join leading manufacturers and distributors as we discuss the latest strategies and best practices to support your sales reps as you look to set, measure and compensate success.

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