Sr Account Manager - Suwanee, GA
About The Position
A career at World Electric is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. World Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout Florida and Georgia and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe. Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Within World Electric we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career. We are hiring a Sr. Account Manager to join our team!
Requirements
- High school diploma
- Previous sales experience required
- Equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Industry experience– lighting and gear is our preferred experience
- A self-starter with the ability to work independently and with little supervision
- High energy individual with the ability to work with a wide range of personalities
- Ability to adapt to a fast pace changing environment and to approach challenges with creativity and resourcefulness
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Initiative and self-direction; can apply knowledge and make sound judgment to effectively resolve issues
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to establish strong working relationships with co-workers and management
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree is highly desired but not a requirement.
Responsibilities
- Develops relationships with key vendors in assigned markets
- Establishes or improves relationships with customers to better understand sales territory, and customer needs by primarily customer visits, in addition to phone calls and emails
- Visit customers on a regular basis
- Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet Web sites, and other sources.
- Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders or talks with customers on sales floor or by phone.
- Displays or demonstrates product, using samples or catalog, and emphasizes salable features.
- Provides quotations or estimates of prices, terms, delivery, credit terms and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained
- Estimates date of delivery to customer, based on knowledge of own firm's production and delivery schedules.
- Promotes and features key vendor products through joint sales calls and promotions
- Attends trade shows.
- Investigates and resolves customer problems with deliveries.
- Processes orders from customers in sales, using all required company policies, procedures and systems
- Prepares reports of business transactions and keeps expense accounts.
- Works with inside sales representatives and local management to keep account activities and literature up to date.
- Tracks stock levels.
- Coordinates customer training.
- Enters new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database.
Benefits
- Healthcare plans
- Dental & vision
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement savings with company match
- Professional and personal development programs
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunity to become a shareholder
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
- Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
- Robust wellness program
- Gym reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
