James Hardie Industries plc

Regional Account Manager - Exteriors - Portland Metro

James Hardie Industries plc$85K — $96K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 3+ years of sales experience, preferably in building products.
  • 1+ year of experience with CRM systems like Salesforce or HubSpot.
  • Strong organizational and self-management skills.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and expand product adoption and customer wallet share.
  • Maintain long-term relationships with key customer accounts through engagement.
  • Serve as the primary contact for assigned customers and market stakeholders.
  • Develop structured account plans and execute growth targets for key accounts.
  • Translate customer feedback into actionable internal recommendations.
  • Maintain account data in CRM tools to track performance and identify trends.
  • Engage market stakeholders to generate demand for exterior products.

Benefits

  • Day-one health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid Time Off including vacation and company holidays.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 6% match.
  • Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP) available.
  • Parental leave and wellness programs for work-life balance.
  • Participation in sustainability initiatives.
Full Job Description
Summary

The Regional Account Manager (RAM), Exterior Products reports to the District Sales Manager and
works with a regional team of sellers. The Exteriors RAM has the objective of owning downstream
demand for exterior products within an assigned segment. The role is responsible for defending
business, gaining customer wallet share, while driving material conversion and growing market
share, expanding premium product adoption. The role regularly executes district plans and
partners with Channel Manager and field teams to convert demand into sustained territory growth.

Location: Remote / Home office in the Portland Metro area - covering Portland Metro and the surrounding areas.

What You'll Do:

Key Responsibilities:

Account Management/Business Development

  • Identify opportunities to expand product adoption, increase share of wallet, and
    introduce new solutions that align with customer needs.
  • Defend business by maintaining strong, long-term relationships with key customer
    accounts through consistent engagement, responsiveness, and value-added
    support.
  • Serve as the key partner for both assigned customers (dealers/distributors) as well
    as market stakeholders (builders, architects, contractors), ensuring partnership,
    satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Develop structured account plans and execute growth targets for each key account.
    Conduct regular business reviews with key accounts to assess goals, performance,
    challenges, and future needs.
  • Translate customer feedback into internal recommendations for product, pricing,
    service, or process improvements.
  • Maintain account profiles, activity logs, and pipeline opportunities in CRM tools.
    Use data to forecast account performance, identify trends, and prioritize actions.
    Drive Demand for Exteriors Products
  • Engages market stakeholders to generate downstream demand for Exteriors
    products across assigned customers; enables cross-selling to support Channel
    Managers
  • Builds long-term relationships through ongoing account engagement and tailored
    product solutions, while driving material conversion, and supporting other regional
    growth priorities.


Execute Market Segment Specialization

  • Executes against defined sub-specialization (single family repair/remodel, single
    family new construction, or multi-family new construction) by partnering to provide
    product value that aligns with regional growth objectives
    Ability to tailor engagement and messaging to segment-specific needs


Territory Planning/Execution

  • Develops and executes district plan that translates regional priorities into
    weekly/daily activity
    Manages pipeline, targeting, and follow-up to ensure consistent execution against
    demand-generation goals and adjusts approach based on performance and market
    feedback


What You'll Bring:

Candidate Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3+ years of progressive sales experience with a high-level of organization, discipline, and
self-structure, preferably within the building products industry.
• 1+ years of experience working with a Customer Relationship Management system
(Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, etc.)
• Ability to travel outside of local market up to 50% of the time
• Valid driver's license is required, and employment is contingent upon maintaining a
satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record that meets the Company's driving eligibility standards

What You'll Receive:

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $85,000 to $96,000. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.
  • Compensation: competitive salary and bonus eligibility
  • Insurance: day-one health coverage medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • Paid Time Off: vacation and company holidays
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match
  • Investments: Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
  • Work-Life Balance: parental leave, wellness programs
  • Purpose. Impact. Community: Sustainability Initiatives | James Hardie


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The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

About James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells fiber cement siding and backer board products. It operates through North America Fiber Cement, International Fiber Cement, Other Businesses, and Research and Development segments. The company offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories; fiber cement building materials for a range of applications, including external siding, internal walls, floors, ceilings, soffits, trim, fencing, decking, and facades; floor underlayments; planks, which are used in external siding; flat panels and squares for internal and external wall linings; gypsum fiber boards; and cement-bonded boards. It also provides various products, such as HardieTrim, a decorative trim; and HardieBacker, a tile backer board. The company markets its products and systems under the HardiePlank, HardiePanel, HardieTrim, HardieBacker, James Hardie, Artisan, Reveal, Cemplank, Scyon, Ritek, and Fermacell brands. James Hardie Industries plc was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Learn more about James Hardie Industries plc
Size
5,196 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$148.1 million
5 Year Trend
+13.5%
Revenue
$2.6 billion
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