Manager,Credit

At SanMar, the work you do makes a difference. What's the Short Version? The Manager, Credit leads SanMar's credit and collections function, overseeing accounts receivable and credit analyst teams to support sales growth while managing credit risk. This role provides clear direction, coaching, and tools to ensure effective operations and achievement of business objectives. This role partners closely with Sales and customers to strengthen relationships, resolve issues, and support profitable growth while maintaining sound credit and risk management practices. They proactively identify business challenges and improvement opportunities and collaborate with Credit Leadership and cross-functional leaders to implement solutions and initiatives. The Manager, Credit fosters a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement, supporting employee development and serving as a mentor to supervisors to strengthen leadership capability across the department. What Will You Be Doing? Lead the credit analysts and accounts receivable teams by providing clear direction, support, and accountability, driving strong performance management, communication, employee engagement, and teamwork. Ensure consistent execution of credit policies, standards, and metrics are consistently executed across collections, analyst, and supervisory teams, driving disciplined DSO performance, effective bad debt management, and operational efficiency in support of SanMar’s growth. Hire, mentor, performance manage, and develop supervisors, strengthening leadership capability, engagement, and succession readiness across the Credit team. Actively participate in customer credit reviews, including financial and credit analysis, engaging directly with customers while supporting and advising Analysts and AR team members. Lead collection strategy and execution, coaching teams on effective negotiation techniques, risk assessment, and issue resolution to protect credit exposure while strengthening custo