Vacancy: Sales account manager
Salary
$95,000 – $120,000 a year
Job Type
Remote
Full Job Description
We’re seeking a Sales Account Manager to support our Northern Sales Region. This is an experienced sales professional with product and market knowledge who focuses on Value-Based Selling. The Account Manager manages a specific portfolio of existing and prospective accounts inside a defined geographic area. The incumbent cultivates relationships and identifies opportunities to achieve business objectives.
Sales Account Manager Essential Functions:
- Creates and maintains proper relationships with customers and internal functional groups, achieving an understanding of expressed and implied needs.
- Resolves internal and external customer issues and/or concerns, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrates a value-based selling approach.
- Negotiates and administers supply agreements/contracts.
- Uses CRM and other tools to communicate knowledge of assigned customers, the markets within which they participate, the associated supply chains and the overarching competitive landscape, recommending profitability strategies.
- Demonstrates continuous active engagement through contribution of creative ideas.
Sales Account Manager Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree* in Business or Technical field
- 5+ years of full time work experience with a track record of success in current role
- Previous negotiation experience preferred
- Self-starter that is adaptive to change possessing the resourcefulness needed to overcome unexpected challenges
- Good time management skills with a strong bias for action and ability to independently plan and complete work
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal effectiveness
- Ability to travel 20-50% of time, usually overnight – travel level varies with assigned accounts
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point), video conferencing software; Sales Force (CRM) experience preferred
- A Valid US Driver’s license
- Prior Olin experience strongly preferred
What’s in it for you?
- Paid parental leave and additional leave programs
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance effective Day 1
- Fertility Benefits (lifetime maximum $25,000)
- 401(k) with an employer match and Olin retirement contribution account
- Accelerated vacation accrual
- Generous Paid Time Off Programs, including Volunteer time
- Short term incentive program participation
- Robust rewards and recognition programs
- Pay for Performance Methodology to reward exceptional performance
- Alternate work schedules and arrangements (location/role specific)