Strategic Account Manager, Manufacturing
Advantive
The Strategic Account Manager reports to the Enterprise Director, Strategic Account Management, and is responsible for selling our products and services, in an assigned geographic territory within the medium and large enterprise market. You will be responsible for cultivating and nurturing sales opportunities while achieving quarterly sales objectives associated with the sale of our software and associated services. SAMs are accountable for proactive outreach as well as qualifying and pursuing marketing-generated leads. This is an Account Management role that requires mastery of the entire sales cycle, including developing relationships at all levels within our customers’ businesses. You will be responsible for understanding our product offerings and competitive landscape and identifying new business opportunities by creating and implementing territory sales plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, nurture, and close opportunities to achieve monthly and quarterly new business quotas
- Research prospects, identify key decision makers, and generate interest for our products and services
- Build and maintain a territory business plan
- Generate new sales opportunities through inbound lead-follow up, industry networking, and outbound calls, emails, and social connections
- Conduct engaging product demonstrations and presentations to illustrate the value proposition of our portfolio to prospective customers
- Participate in marketing events including conferences, social networking, and webinars
- Identify business opportunities and map appropriate solutions to client requirements
- Record all sales activity in CRM (SalesForce)
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competences:
- Prospecting – Excellent ability to identify and engage potential new customers
- Communication – Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of effectively presenting our portfolio and engaging with potential customers at all levels of their business
- Adaptability – Agile in adjusting strategies and approaches in a dynamic sales environment
- Analytical – Skilled at using data to inform decisions and improve sales performance
- Team Collaboration – Ability to work collaboratively with other sales team members, marketing, product teams, customer success, and account management to ensure a cohesive customer experience
- Sales Execution – Proven capability to navigate the sales process from start to finish with a high conversion rate
- Mental Agility – Must have a keen intellect and be comfortable with complexity; adept at tackling new challenges and solving problems