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Director of Sales

Silencer Central

Sioux Falls, SD

Posted/Updated: 5 days ago

Job Description

Join one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Recognized for three years as an Inc. 5000 award-winning company, Silencer Central has achieved over 400% growth in the past three years. Since 2005, we’ve been passionate about compliance, education, and community engagement in firearm sound suppression—making the silencer-buying process simple and accessible. Apply today and be part of our continued growth!

Classification: Full time, Exempt
Shift: Monday – Friday, core hours 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: On-site

Job Summary

At Silencer Central, our core values - being customer-oriented, getting stuff done, and expecting excellence - guide everything we do. The Director of Sales is a strategic and results-driven leader responsible for driving revenue growth, leading sales execution, and building high-performing teams that embody these values.

This role oversees the development and execution of the company’s sales strategy across multiple channels, including business-to-business and two-step distribution networks. The Director of Sales is accountable for achieving revenue targets while ensuring the sales organization operates with discipline, efficiency, and a strong customer focus. The ideal candidate brings a proven ability to lead the full sales cycle—from strategy development through execution—while positioning products effectively against competitors and delivering differentiated, customer-focused solutions. This leader will continually analyze sales performance, identify process improvements, remove bottlenecks, and implement strategic sales plans that achieve business objectives.

As a key member of the leadership team, this position partners cross-functionally to strengthen collaboration, enhance sales enablement initiatives, and support data-driven decision-making. They will recruit, hire, train, coach, and retain top sales talent, fostering a culture of accountability, growth, and excellence. By setting clear goals, facilitating two-way feedback, and modeling company values, the Director ensures the team consistently meets and exceeds performance expectations.

This role is integral to sustaining Silencer Central’s organic growth and expanding market reach through strong dealer relationships, disciplined execution, and exceptional leadership.

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions

  • Proven ability to drive the sales process from start to finish.

  • Knowledge of how to develop client-focus, differentiated, and achievable solutions.

  • In-depth understanding of how to position products again competitors

  • Responsible for driving business-to-business sales through two-step distribution channels and managing dealer-focused sales relationships to expand market reach and revenue

  • Continual coaching and development of the sales staff

  • Holding the team accountable while reaching and exceeding sales goals

  • Create and implement strategic sales plans that successfully achieve business objectives

  • Develop an operating budget for the sales division that meets business goals

  • Analyze current sales strategy and suggest solutions for improvement

  • Identify process bottlenecks

  • Recruit, hire, and train new sales representatives

  • Stay current with the latest sales trends and best practices

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Director of Sales will be responsible for leading a team of sales representatives. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Participating in talent recruitment and training new team members as needed

  • Ensuring departmental process documentation is updated and followed by all team members

  • Facilitating two-way feedback with team members

  • Prioritizing the team’s work to achieve its most important objectives

  • Creating goals for team members and holding them accountable

  • Identifying training and education opportunities for team members

  • Modeling the organization’s core values for the team and encouraging them to do the same

  • Encouraging, recognizing, correcting, and disciplining team members as needed

Job Requirements & Qualifications

  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in a relevant field such as Marketing of Business Administration

  • 7 to 10 years of sales experience in an executive-level position such as Marketing Director, Sales Manager, or similar role.

  • Extensive leadership and managerial experience is necessary to be successful in this role

  • Ability to create and maintain positive relationships with current and prospective clients

  • A deep understanding of the market services and products

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

  • Ability to analyze data to identify trends and problems

  • Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company's success

Compensation and Benefits

Silencer Central offers a competitive total compensation package that includes

  • Salary: $140k-$160k DOE.

  • Unlimited PTO

  • Incentive Bonus

  • Company Paid Holidays

  • Health insurance: Copayment Plus Plan or High-Deductible Health Plan with $750-$1,500 HSA match

  • Dental insurance

  • Vision insurance

  • LTD and STD insurance

  • Company Paid Life Insurance

  • EAP

  • Colonial Life

  • 401(k) with company match

  • Employee Discount Program

Apply today and join our amazing team! Our business is growing and we need motivated people to help us continue our success!

Silencer Central
4901 North 4th Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104