Methode Electronics

Key Account Manager

Methode Electronics$80K — $120K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business required
  • 10 years of relevant business experience
  • Fully developed account management, program management and sales skills
  • Strong negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Effective presentation and communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Expert skills in PowerPoint and Excel

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and build strong customer relationships to ensure preferred supplier status
  • Grow account revenue by expanding existing and acquiring new accounts
  • Lead the quote process and manage technical changes during projects
  • Support customer systems and develop productivity proposals as needed
  • Drive margin improvement within assigned accounts
  • Develop cross-disciplinary relationships to enhance support and resolution for clients
  • Communicate metrics, progress, and issues to internal stakeholders and leadership
  • Manage awarded business, including tracking customer data and updating forecasts

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life & Disability insurance
  • Wellness program and time off benefits
  • Voluntary benefits like Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Participation in the 401(k) plan with company contributions
Full Job Description
Position Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and build strong customer relationships to ensure Methode is the preferred supplier for programs and projects
  • Strategically grow account revenue through growing new accounts and expansion in existing, assigned accounts
  • Lead quote process and any technical changes, including kick-off, development, and customer presentation
  • Support customer systems, service quotes and pricing by coordinating with internal Methode expertise, developing productivity proposals as needed, and communicating the technical proposals.
  • Drive incremental margin improvement within existing business to goals set by business each year
  • Develop relationships across various disciplines within key account organization, through proactive support and problem resolution, onsite visits, and consistent communication
  • Communicate and present to all levels of internal stakeholders and leadership on metrics, progress, issues, and planning
  • Manage awarded business to ensure tracking and updating of customer data including forecasting and pricing through internal business management system, and support account receivables invoicing and P.O. adjustments
  • Perform other duties as assigned


Qualifications:

  • Bachelors' degree in Engineering or Business required
  • 10 years of relevant business experience
  • Fully developed account management, program management and sales skills
  • Requires strong negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Ability to effectively present and communicate information to diverse groups and at levels of organization internally and externally
  • Must have expert skills in PowerPoint and excel


Benefits and Perks

Methode offers US employees Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life & Disability insurance, a wellness program, and time off benefits.

Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.

Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program, and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan which includes a company contribution.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

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