Key Account Manager - REMOTE

Smithers-Oasis

$97K — $120K *
Kent, OH 44240In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred in Business or related field
  • 5-7+ years of sales and key account management experience, ideally in wholesale/distribution
  • Proven negotiation, presentation, and account planning skills
  • Advanced proficiency with Excel/PowerPoint; Power BI preferred
  • Ability to travel up to 50% including weekends during peak events
  • Customer-centric; organized and responsive
  • Commercial acumen including pricing and promotion effectiveness

Responsibilities

  • Own relationships and performance for key wholesale accounts to drive growth
  • Maintain and build customer satisfaction through trust-based partnerships
  • Develop and execute account plans and promotional strategies
  • Lead training initiatives for wholesalers on product features and applications
  • Deliver monthly performance reports and quarterly reviews with forecasts
  • Represent the company at trade shows and gather market intelligence
  • Use sales analytics to identify growth opportunities and track progress
  • Coordinate with various teams to provide comprehensive solutions

Benefits

  • Full-time career with competitive salary and benefit plan options
  • Paid time off and immediately vested company-matched 401k plan
  • A company culture valuing integrity, respect, collaboration, and work/life balance
  • Opportunity to add value and build strong professional relationships
Full Job Description
WHAT WE NEED:

We are seeking a high performing sales professional to be a Key Account Manager within our Wholesale Floral channel. This individual must be experienced leading strategic accounts to drive profitable growth through annual business planning, commercial execution, and cross-functional coordination to build brands, improve service, and increase product availability.

Responsibilities of the Key Account Manager role include (but are not limited to):
  • Own relationships and commercial performance for key wholesale accounts; drive profitable growth and pursue targeted goals.
  • Maintain and expand customer relationships to ensure satisfaction; build trust-based partnerships.
  • Develop and execute account plans and promotional activities; support annual business plan execution
  • Lead customer training initiatives and provide product education and training to wholesaler staff on OASIS® Floral Products and related brands to ensure they are proficient in product features, benefits and applications.
  • Deliver monthly account performance reporting and quarterly business review content, including forward plans and forecasts.
  • Represent the company at key trade shows and market events; gather competitive/market intelligence.
  • Use basic sales analytics (e.g., Excel/Power BI reports) and leverage other data sources to identify growth opportunities, improvement actions and track progress.
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with Marketing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Finance to deliver comprehensive solutions.

Accountabilities & KPIs
  • Meet or exceed sales, margin, and new-product launch targets for assigned accounts.
  • Maintain forecast accuracy and proactively communicate demand signals.
  • Budget ownership for travel, entertainment, samples, and trade shows.
  • Demonstrate adaptability to customer/industry shifts and internal changes.
  • Maintain a Lean Selling mindset and drive continuous improvement in account processes, reporting quality, and customer satisfaction.
  • Protect confidential information and act consistently with company strategy.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
  • An individual with a Bachelor's Degree is preferred (Business or related field).
  • An individual with 5-7+ years of sales and key account management experience, ideally in wholesale/distribution.
  • An individual with proven negotiation, presentation, and account planning capability.
  • An individual who is able to maintain a Lean Selling mindset and drive continuous improvement in account processes, reporting quality, and customer satisfaction.
  • An individual with advanced proficiency with Excel/PowerPoint; Power BI is strongly preferred.
  • An individual who is able to travel up to approximately 50% of the time including some weekends during peak event seasons.
  • An individual who is customer-centric, organized, and responsive.
  • An individual who has a learning mindset and strong product/technical training aptitude.
  • An individual who can translate data into simple actions.
  • An individual who has commercial acumen: pricing, margin awareness, and promotion effectiveness.
  • An individual who is comfortable coaching/training customer teams.
  • An individual with has a program/solution selling and portfolio mindset.

WHAT WE OFFER:
  • A full-time career with a competitive salary and benefit plan options, paid-time off and an immediately vested company-matched 401k plan
  • Our company culture places a high value on integrity and trust, respect, collaboration, and a proper work/life balance
  • An opportunity to add value to the organization and build strong professional relationships

Smithers-Oasis is a drug free workplace. Upon acceptance of a job offer, the candidate will be required to successfully pass a drug screen.

This is a remote position with a targeted salary range of $97,000 - $120,000 plus a 10% annual bonus potential. Higher pay for this position will be dependent upon relevant experience.

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