Enterprise Account Manager
Responsibilities:
- Implements and develops strategic plans to drive profitability and achieve company objectives.
- Engages with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to effectively to implement and develop customer account plans.
- Drives new business development within named accounts. Will research, qualify, contact, present and close new clients based on an assigned territory or market segment.
- Manages, develops, and identifies sales strategies to improve sales productivity.
- Continuously develops relationships with priority customer stakeholders, understands their key business issues, and recommends ways to deliver value.
- Liaison between the field and Global Accounts teams as it relates to pursuing new agreements, Value-Add/Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) commitments, and increasing customer wallet-share.
- Communicates customer activity, opportunity status, renewal status, and strategic plan progress to management.
- Leads solution development efforts that best address customer needs.
- Engages supplier sales resources to enlist their support and create solutions.
- Expert in strategic selling and takes the lead in high level sales engagements. Provides pre/post-call coaching to branch sales team.
Qualifications:
- High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 5+ years proven sales experience as an Account Manager of large account portfolios.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders and projects.
- History of success maintaining and developing key relationships.
- Success in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of people and resources.
- Ability to understand where potential exists in assigned accounts and can recognize and create opportunities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude for building strong client relationships.
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with CRM software and Microsoft Office.
- Self-starter and able to work efficiently under pressure.
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