National Account Manager

ESAB

$107K — $125K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years professional sales management experience required.
  • Bachelor's degree preferred; experience in a similar sales role is essential.
  • Industrial product knowledge, especially in welding, is preferred.
  • Proven track record of exceeding sales quotas and expectations.
  • Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills are required.
  • Ability to work independently and remotely is essential.
  • Keen attention to detail and strong networking skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategic sales plans to enhance revenues and market share.
  • Provide exceptional customer support, focusing on product introductions and promotional planning.
  • Establish high-level relationships with decision-makers and influencers in target accounts.
  • Lead strategic product line reviews and demonstrations at trade shows.
  • Analyze market trends and competitor activities to refine strategies.
  • Manage customer service delivery and collaborate with internal departments to enhance experiences.
  • Conduct training sessions and sales meetings for stakeholders as necessary.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for significant overnight travel for customer engagements and events.
  • Access to comprehensive internal CRM systems for opportunity management.
  • Support from various internal departments like Finance and Marketing to optimize sales strategies.
Full Job Description

Job Description:

Reporting to the Sales Director, Retail and eCommerce, theNationalAccountManageris responsible for sales activities supporting the company business plan in the assigned multi-state region, increasing market share, revenue, and profitability of ESAB standard products and filler metals through effective leadership of the sales force in the assigned region. Drive the strategic goals for new business development and end user relationships while growing our market share in the US Industrial channel. Participate in new product development, forecasting and other businesses processes as assigned to meet company vitality index, on time delivery and related company metrics. Key focus is with strategic target customers including but not limited toGrainger, Fastenal and MSC.

Primary Duties

  • Formulate and execute strategic sales plans to maximize revenues, market share, and profitability across target national accounts and geographic districts.

  • Deliver exceptional support on customer-specific processes, including new product inductions, category development, price management, and promotional planning.

  • Build and maintain long-term, high-level relationships with key decision-makers, influencers, customers, and salesrepresentativeswithin key customers and internal ESAB teams supporting these accounts.

  • Lead and participate in strategic customer product line reviews, distributor trade shows, and end-user product demonstrations.

  • Analyze industry trends, competitor activity, and product pricing to identify target accounts and adapt strategies accordingly.

  • Deliver exceptional customer service and partner with external channels and internal departments (Finance, Operations, Marketing, IT) to optimize the customer experience.

  • Review and analyze weekly/monthly sales results against projections, monitoring customer scorecards, returns & allowances (R&A), and inventory forecasts.

  • Manage industrial and commercial sales/marketing budgets and provide accurate sales forecasting to leadership.

  • Utilize internal CRM systems (e.g., MS Dynamics) to manage the opportunity funnel, compile interaction data, and ensure strict compliance with customer-driven processes (pricing, new product inductions).

  • Support e-commerce and marketing functions to develop target promotional programs and successful partner channel support.

  • Conduct sales meetings and product training sessions for stakeholders as required.

  • Undertake required overnight travel for in-person customer meetings and regional events.

  • Fulfill other duties as assigned to support overall business initiatives.

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years professional sales management.

  • Bachelor27s degree preferred and experience in a similar sales position.

  • Industrial product knowledge: industrial sales experience, with welding or related sales experience preferred.

  • Proven experience in exceeding sales quotas and expectations.

  • Outstanding communication skills.

  • Ability to work independently and remotely.

  • Keen attention to detail.

  • Excellent relationship building skills.

  • Strong networking and referral building ability.

Working Conditions

  • Remains in a stationary position 50% of the time andinvolves additional physical demands such asascending/descendingstairs, walking stooping and standing.

  • Must wear Personal Protective Equipment PPE when working/visiting manufacturing and plant locations.

  • Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery including but not limited to printer, tablets, cell phones.

  • Moves transports, puts, or removes equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.; pushes, pulls products weighing up to 200 lbs. using provided safety tools.

  • May be exposed to varying weather during travel.

  • Domestic travel required approximately40%

Pay Range:

$107,708.00-$125,603.00

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