Strategic Account Manager

About the role

This position is responsible for managing the sales activities of Strategic Partners to strengthen the relationship and meet or exceed sales forecasts/goals.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed sales forecast/goals.
• Champion assigned customer accounts within ebmpapst organization and build layered relationships throughout the customer organization.
• Expand the relationship with the strategic customer and have a thorough understanding of who the influencers, advocates, and decision makers are, at each given account.
• Travel to customers to develop, maintain, and improve relationships and business opportunities (up to 60% travel).
• Coordinate support teams including SBF management, engineering, and customer service to maintain focus and drive value to the customer.
• Analyze forecasts, track projects, monitor design opportunities and understand and implement customer goals and objectives.
• Have detailed knowledge and notes of all active projects.
• Provide fast and accurate updates to Executive Leadership when information on the account is needed.
• Coordinate information sharing between multiple customer locations.
• Lead internal and external calls.
• Facilitate the conversation with customer engineering and internal engineering.
• Take detailed notes for follow up and action items.
• Update CRM software regularly with projects and key customer contacts.
• Together with Market Managers, oversee quotes and adherence to pricing contracts.
• Manage, negotiate and review customer contracts, transaction supply programs, and unique terms and conditions.
• Ensure profitable growth as it relates to assigned accounts.
• Provide sales call reports as required.
• Provide monthly reports.
• Submit weekly expense reports.
• Adhere to the Company’s Travel Policy.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, sales, or engineering preferred.
• 5 years sales or engineering experience, 3+ years sales management preferred.

Skills

• Excellent presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite.

Requirements

• Follow the Employee Handbook policies and procedures and uphold organizational values.
• Contribute to building a positive work environment.
• Report for work consistently and on time.
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are unsafe to ebm-papst and its employees.