Key Account Manager

Trust Automation•San Luis Obispo, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Trust Automation has over 35 years of experience in custom motors, linear drives, digital drives, and systems. Its product line includes motors, linear drives, digital drives, custom assemblies, and products for unique applications and ground-up system design and manufacturing solutions. The company designs, builds, and supports control and power management systems for defense, semiconductor, industrial automation, and medical applications. Trust Automation is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining a skilled, productive, and diverse workforce. The Key Account Manager role serves as the primary relationship owner for an assigned group of high-value, high-touch strategic customers, with responsibility for retention and growth, ensuring clients derive maximum value from services. This role involves maintaining thorough knowledge of the business and offerings, supporting, developing, and implementing plans to manage and strengthen client relationships, supporting current and new business opportunities, and coordinating with internal teams to deliver on client expectations. Constant follow-up and customer order status communication are central to this position. The successful candidate should possess strong communication, customer service, and account management skills, be highly organized, and accomplished at solving problems and supporting deals.

Requirements

5+ years experience in Customer Success and/or Account Management
Dynamic personality able to effectively engage and influence a variety of audiences at all levels of a business
Confident communication (written and oral) skills and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all levels of internal and external organizations
A focus on relationships, able to gain trust through communication, expectation setting and completion of planned deliverables
Business acumen, sound decision making, analytical and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment; a consultative approach to managing complex client relationships
Project and program management experience; knowledge of key concepts including phases, plans, deliverables, scope and tasks
Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities, balancing client deliverables on multiple projects as well as internal obligations
Passion about business and dissatisfaction with status quo – always thinking of ways to improve/grow assigned clients
Bachelor's Degree or 7+ years’ work experience in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
Strong analytical skills
Working knowledge and experience with contracts and contract negotiations
Demonstrated ability to work independently and remain motivated
Working knowledge of computers and Microsoft office suite of services
Travel will be required, frequency of travel could be monthly
If asked and agreed upon, employees must possess a valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record.
May participate in the identity verification process to access secure client or government portals by authorizing certified supplier or customer management platforms to obtain information from your personal credit profile or other information, solely to verify your identity.

Responsibilities

Develop deep, long-term partnerships with key customers, acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring their needs are met at a high level.
Play a strategic role in supporting major accounts, including building customized solutions, contract negotiations, and long-term planning.
Proactively managing all customer needs through consistent and regular communication, support, and follow-up.
Coordinating and supporting product demonstrations, events, and other assignments as determined to support the product line and customer.
Provide the support needed to the VP of Sales on day-to-day operational processes.
Work closely with various departments to determine root causes for customer success or failure and drive requirements for product or process enhancement and development as needed.
Configure, track, and manage requests for quotes (RFQ), requests for proposal (RFP), and rough order of magnitude (ROM) inquiries.
Coordinate and track loaner products and demonstration products.
Partner with internal cross-functional teams to understand customer goals and key performance metrics and aim to exceed those goals.
Leverage technical tools and quantitative data to manage success and report on customer satisfaction levels. Including closed loop feedback on product performance and support services.
Work closely with Finance on billing set up and invoicing while troubleshooting any issues that arise.
Manage customer activity with future CRM or other internal tools for maximum efficiency and visibility, with carefully executed follow-up to closure on open issues.
Provide input on new processes and workflows as needed.
Focus on ensuring we maintain superior customer service levels, operational excellence and strategic insight.