Senior Strategic Account Manager
About The Position
As a Senior Strategic Account Manager you will be responsible for driving revenue growth by selling integrated solutions to data center construction firms, AI data center developers, and Neocloud service providers. You will engage early with owners, developers, general contractors, and design-build partners to support specifications and project scope. The position requires a strong understanding of high-density data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, connectivity, and physical security. The successful candidate will develop strategic relationships with AI data center construction companies and emerging Neocloud operators to capture greenfield and expansion opportunities.
Requirements
- High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- 5+ years proven sales experience as a strategic 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.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
Responsibilities
- Leads the development and execution of the strategic account plans at key, named accounts.
- Drives new business development. Will research, qualify, contact, present and close new clients based on an assigned territory or market segment.
- 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.
- Maintains and manages a pipeline of opportunities at named accounts, including renewals, projects, and share improvement opportunities.
- 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 and post-call coaching to branch sales team.
Benefits
- For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents.
- For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.
- In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
