Account Manager, Manufacturer Partnerships

Parts Town•Addison, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, Parts Town is looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, and courage to embrace change. They are proud of their growth and innovation, recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for 15 years and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. They have also been voted by their Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years. This role is for someone ready to roll up their sleeves, go above and beyond, and put their ambition to work. The overall objective of the team is to establish Parts Town as a trusted partner to manufacturers across the industry. The Account Manager, Manufacturer Partnerships (internally known as Partnership Builder) will be tasked with managing, optimizing, and scaling both new and current manufacturer partnerships. This position will collaborate with various teams across the business, such as marketing and analytics, to execute strategic partnership project initiatives. The ideal candidate should be a self-starting individual with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships, execute strategy on program growth opportunities, and effectively communicate partnership details back to the business to ensure a great customer experience is delivered.

Requirements

3-5 years in a business development environment
Experience managing stakeholders and projects
Experience communicating across multiple levels of the organization
Experience reporting results
High level of comfort with all MS Office tools, SAP, and Salesforce
Resourceful self-starter, comfortable driving results and deadlines autonomously
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships
Ability to execute strategy on program growth opportunities
Ability to effectively communicate partnership details back to the business

Nice To Haves

Genius-level knowledge of original equipment manufacturer parts
Ability to walk into a room of strangers and have a dozen friends before the party’s over
Curiosity
Passion for solving problems, continuous improvement, and making order out of chaos

Responsibilities

Initiate and coordinate projects for existing programs to enhance our position as a trusted partner
Launch and operationalize new manufacturer programs
Manage compliance with our partnership agreements
Grow deeper partnerships and program sales