Key Account Manager, Ford

Atlas Copco

$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent military experience in business or engineering.
  • 3-5 years of sales experience, ideally in industrial sales or manufacturing.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and sales strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Assist customers in the field by providing application and troubleshooting support.
  • Develop a yearly business plan in alignment with the company's overall strategy.
  • Communicate product features and benefits effectively to clients in your territory.
  • Create and present persuasive sales proposals to influence customer preferences.
  • Utilize Strategic Partnership Selling to enhance customer relations and sales.
  • Conduct plant assessments to evaluate business positions.
  • Generate new business opportunities beyond project cycles.
  • Implement process improvements at the plant level with MVS products.
  • Maintain regular plant visits to strengthen relationships.
  • Use Salesforce for sales management and forecasting.

Benefits

  • Culture of trust and accountability.
  • Opportunities for lifelong learning and career development.
  • Innovation fostered by a people-centric approach.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Focus on health and well-being.
Full Job Description
Your role

Job Responsibilities:
  • Develop correct level of expertise in all MVS products to be able to assist our customers in the field (application/process assistance, troubleshooting, etc.) and ensure great customer experience.
  • Creation of a yearly business plan aligned to overall company Business Plan.
  • Be able to communicate the features, benefits, and values of all products to various plants in your territory.
  • Develop and communicate persuasive sales proposals to all customers in your territory to secure plant preference.
  • Become an expert in the Atlas Copco sales system - Strategic Partnership Selling.
  • Assessment of our business position at our customers in the territory.
  • Originate new day-to-day business outside of the project acquisition cycle.
  • Suggest and assist in plant level implementation of process improvements with MVS products in your territory.
  • Execute regular plant visits on a weekly basis..
  • Sell value-based Atlas Copco Service Level Agreements with your customers.
  • Regularly maintain and utilize Salesforce as a tool in all areas of sales (forecasting, lead management, follow-up, campaigns, etc.)
  • Comprehend the manufacturing philosophy at each OEM and/or Tier in your territory and report out plant level trends you see.


To succeed, you will need

Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent military background) with a focus on business or engineering
  • Background in industrial sales or manufacturing preferred
  • High-working knowledge of all Microsoft Office suites and software
  • 3 - 5 years sales experience


Personality Requirements/Attributes and Behaviors:
  • Competitive - aggressive and driven to win, to win alone, in everything
  • Strategic - tactical, calculated, deliberate
  • Creative - imaginative, innovative, inventive in dreaming up new/better ways to win
  • Resourceful - finds solutions, gets it done with strong time management skills
  • Fearless - unafraid to try new things, challenge convention, ask the right questions, take chances/risks, etc.
  • Persistent - tenacious, insistent, constructively demanding
  • Leadership - be unafraid in taking the lead, and know when to change directions
  • Presentation skills - be clear, precise, and able to financially present justification for our solutions and services


In return, we offer

  • Culture of trust and accountability
  • Lifelong learning and career growth
  • Innovation powered by people
  • Comprehensive compensation and benefits
  • Health and well-being


Job location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Plymouth or Auburn Hills, Michigan locations.

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