Strategic Accounts Sales Leader

Hitachi•Michigan City, IN

21d

About The Position

The Strategic Account Sales Leader leads the Strategic Account team's sales process to end customers. The sales leader develops and maintains specific programs, processes, and provides leadership. The Strategic Account Director focuses on larger end customer relationships with emphasis on discovering, driving and converting new businesses, maintaining current, and expanding all relationships with the end customers. The position, working with managing Strategic Accounts Managers, develops short-term tactical and long-range strategic actions for achieving sales growth and specific account objectives. The Strategic Account team represents the entire range of the product portfolio and services to all Strategic Account end customers, and coordinates with Sullair Distributors and Distributor Counsels as required. This is an account-based strategy and not a geographically based position.

Requirements

Four-year degree in business or related preferred Relevant industry experience will be considered.
5-7 years of Strategic Account, National Account, or OEM sales and sales management experience in an industrial business to business sales environment.
Minimum of 3 years' sales leadership experience is preferred.
Relevant sales experience in the compressor industry preferred.
Should be well versed Key behaviors: Up to 60% overnight travel Hunter mentality Channel conflict management skills

Responsibilities

Responsible for managing strategic accounts as well as managing the Strategic Account team.
Establishes a target list of new and potentially direct strategic accounts for closure each fiscal year.
Must have a hunter mentality for driving and closing new strategic accounts.
Establishes productive, professional relationships within all levels of an assigned Strategic Account(s).
Coordinate the involvement of Company personnel and Distributor channel partners, including sales support, service, and management resources, in order to meet and exceed the Strategic Account performance objectives and customers' expectations.
Meet assigned targets for sales growth, sales volume and strategic objectives in identified vertical markets and accounts.
Proactively lead Sullair's Strategic Account Process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones with the end customers.
Proactively assesses, clarifies, and validates end customer needs on an ongoing basis.
Leads solution development that best address customer needs, while coordinating the involvement of all necessary Company and Distributor's as required.
Recruit, coach, and develop Strategic Account Managers in established sales processes and business acumen with an end customer focused approach.
Once fully developed metrics and tracking systems are in place; Review sales metrics and program status with internal and end customer stake holders.
Utilize Sullair's CRM programs and account tracking mythology.
Enlists the support of Company/Distribution sales specialists (ASM', RSM's, CSR's, Aftermarket) implementation resources, service resources, and other sales, financial, and management resources as needed.
Closely coordinate company executive involvement with end customer management.
Work closely with Customer Service Representatives to ensure customer satisfaction and problem resolution.
Complete required training and development objectives within the assigned time frame.