Applicants are discouraged from applying, unless they live in or are willing to move to the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.
SUMMARY
Vector Controls is seeking a dynamic Account Manager that can generate new prospects and connects with existing customers to improve sales. While also, being responsible for prospecting for new accounts, retaining existing accounts, and increasing opportunities with existing customers in order to meet yearly sales goals. Plan and conduct outbound contacting and/or correspondence to targeted prospects and clients, develop, submit, and track maintenance renewal quotations, and assist Field Service Technicians and Inside Sales teams in driving business in the region. Account Managers that succeed are, at their heart, entrepreneurs, business professionals with integrity, and capable of efficiently growing and managing a customer base.
Responsibilities
- Promote products, solutions, and services to the commercial and industrial accounts within your territory.
- Communicate with customers and leads to identify and understand their product or service needs; identifies and suggests products and services to meet those needs.
- Demonstrate the functions and utility of products or services to customers based on their needs
- Maintain communication with existing and previous customers, alerting them of new products, services, and enhancements that may be of interest.
- Engage dormant customers by way of personal visits, video conferences, emails, text messages, and telephone calls.
- Work with manufacturing partners via telephone calls, emails, text messages, webinars, seminars, and on-site visits.
- Work closely with the inside sales team and support personnel to develop strategies and share knowledge regarding customers, products, and sales techniques
- Perform site walkdowns in industrial and commercial environments.
- Successfully present information in a clear and structured manner while responding to queries from account managers, manufacturers, and customers in a professional and suitable manner
- Manage a robust Salesforce database with accounts, account contacts, active opportunities, and projects.
- Read, analyze, and interpret technical documents and bid specifications
- Articulate a solution strategy and work with a team to execute.
- Develop a complete solution plan based on the solution process, which includes inspecting all of the instrument's pieces by expanding single unit RFQ's
- Learn and explain all products that are offered by Vector CAG.
- Perform tasks independently, while managing multiple responsibilities
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a technical field and/or equivalent military experience or at least 2 years of related experience
QUALIFICATIONS & OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Industrial sales background highly preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software
- Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, human resource information system (HRIS), and similar computer applications
- Independent "self-starter," requiring minimal supervision and guidance