Sr. Account Manager
About The Position
SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration. ChampionX has future and immediate hiring needs for experienced Sr. Account Managers in Bakersfield, CA to support our Pacific Sales team in Chemical Technologies. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary, bonus structure and benefits. What’s in it For You: Access to best-in-class resources, tools, technology and continuous education Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety to include top-notch safety training and personal protection equipment Pride in working for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments Provided company vehicle, fuel card and cell phone Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k) with company matching and more!
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- 4 years of successful technical sales or field sales support experience, preferably onshore and offshore experience
- Must have a valid Driver’s License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record
- Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role
- Ability to travel within assigned sales territory
- Ability to travel to and from offshore platform
- Up to 50% overnight travel required to support sales territory
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial), or Life Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
- 7+ years of successful technical sales or field sales support experience in an offshore role
- Experience in oil and gas industry, preferably in deepwater production chemicals
- High computer application literacy (including Microsoft Office Suite, and ability to learn internal business systems)
- Prior experience that required excellent communication and organizational skills
- Prior experience that demonstrates strong ethics, effective time management, ability to multitask, adaptability, autonomy, and self-motivation
- Good negotiation and problem resolution skills
Responsibilities
- Work closely with current and new customers to understand business needs and recommend continuous improvement and innovation plans that will maintain and grow sales within assigned territory
- Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in current and new customers, including plant or facility executives.
- Leverage external network to pursue business opportunities within assigned territory
- Generate and execute sales plans in assigned customer base and new customer accounts to meet defined territory profit increase goals
- Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels
- Actively sell and support ChampionX innovations and technology in assigned customers to promote long-term business relationships with ChampionX
- Begin to develop awareness of account profitability and overall health of account
- Plan and lead customer trainings, events, seminars
- Exhibit technical proficiency in a specified job area according to business group
Benefits
- Access to best-in-class resources, tools, technology and continuous education
- Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety to include top-notch safety training and personal protection equipment
- Pride in working for a company that provides clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments
- Provided company vehicle, fuel card and cell phone
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k) with company matching and more!
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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
