Homeoffice Program Manager chez Lawson Products
Lawson Products · Bloomington, États-Unis d'Amérique · Remote
- Professional
 
- Serves as the primary point of contact for the assigned account(s), ensuring strong relationships with key customer stakeholders by meeting regularly to discuss customer needs and account performance.
 - Maintains understanding of the operations and needs of the largest account locations, visiting these accounts as necessary.
 - Ability to manage onsite service support personnel to achieve service levels expected by the customer.
 - Strives to exceed sales goals through opening new and growing existing locations and identifying growth opportunities, partnering with the field sales team and internal resources as needed.
 - Assesses customer needs and makes recommendations for products and solutions through Lawson product and solution offering.
 - Develops customer reporting and forecasts expected results, maintaining accurate and timely communication with internal teams and customer.
 - Monitors overall customer and individual location purchasing levels and follows up with sales personnel as needed to ensure growth goals are achieved.
 - Develops stocking strategies and monitors inventory levels to ensure alignment with customer purchasing needs.
 - Develops effective and productive working relationships with Lawson internal departments to successfully grow assigned business through collaboration.
 - Develops pricing structures that are competitive based on market data and needed to grow assigned business.
 - Monitors competitive activity and industry trends to determine customer and market needs. Stays current on knowledge of existing and emerging competitors.
 - Assists in establishing sales priorities and objectives in order to deliver sales growth and corporate gross margin goals for assigned business.
 - May attend Lawson sales meetings as required.
 - Reports directly to the Sr. Director of Strategic Accounts
 
- Associate's degree required, bachelor's degree preferred, with at least 5 years of experience in solution selling in Manufacturing, MRO or related industry field with experience in business-to-business sales, specifically targeting large, national-level accounts, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Stellar interpersonal communication, active listening, customer focus, and problem-solving skills are required.
 - Desire to exceed expectations and quotas with a proven history of meeting sales goals.
 - Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to quickly establish and maintain productive relationships at all levels with customer.
 - Ability to build lasting external and internal relationships.
 - Track record of business development with experience growing existing business, particularly targeting high-revenue, national accounts.
 - Detail-oriented with a strong analytical ability to work with reports and sales performance metrics.
 - Innovative mindset and a thorough understanding of our market practices for expanding large, national-level accounts.
 - Excellent customer service and follow up skills, with a strong emphasis on ability to listen and offer appropriate solution.
 - High-level presentation and communication skills, with the ability to provide demonstrations to customers, prospects and key decision makers.
 - Team player, positive and results-driven, with the ability to self-start and work independently.
 - Willingness to travel, with at least 75% of time spent in the field
 - Proficiency with personal computers and appropriate computer skills with Microsoft Office products (including Power Point) to meet administrative needs.
 - Ability to lift 50 pounds.
 - A vehicle, a valid driver's license, a clean driving record, and the ability to obtain and maintain vehicular insurance as required by policy.