James Hardie Industries plc

Regional Account Manager

James Hardie Industries plc$71K — $100K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • 3+ years of progressive sales experience, ideally in the building products sector.
  • 1+ years of experience with Customer Relationship Management systems (Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.).
  • Ability to travel outside of local market up to 50% of the time is essential.
  • Proven ability to manage and cultivate customer relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with key customer accounts for growth.
  • Serve as the primary contact for accounts to ensure satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Identify opportunities to expand product adoption and increase market share.
  • Develop structured account plans and execute growth targets.
  • Conduct regular business reviews to assess goals and performance with accounts.
  • Translate customer feedback into actionable recommendations for improvements.
  • Drive downstream demand with contractors and enable cross-selling opportunities.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary with bonus eligibility.
  • Health coverage from day one, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and company holidays.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 6% company match.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESP) available for employees.
  • Work-life balance support through parental leave and wellness programs.
  • Engagement in sustainability and community initiatives.
Full Job Description
Summary

The Regional Account Manager (RAM) Exteriors and Outdoor Living, reports to the District Sales
Manager and works with a regional team of sellers. The RAM has the responsibility of owning
downstream contractor demand for all James Hardie 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 the premium product adoption. The role regularly
executes district plans and partners with Channel Manager and field teams to convert demand into
sustained territory growth.

What You'll Do:

Key Responsibilities:
• Account Management/Business Development
o Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key customer accounts
through consistent engagement, responsiveness, and value-added support.
o Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts, ensuring customer
satisfaction and loyalty.
o Identify opportunities to expand product adoption, increase share of wallet, and
introduce new solutions that align with customer needs.
o Develop structured account plans and execute growth targets for each key account.
o Conduct regular business reviews with accounts to assess goals, performance,
challenges, and future needs.
o Translate customer feedback into internal recommendations for product, pricing,
service, or process improvements.
o Maintain account profiles, activity logs, and pipeline opportunities in CRM tools.
o Use data to forecast account performance, identify trends, and prioritize actions.
• Drive Demand for All Products
o Drives downstream demand with contractors across both Exteriors and Outdoor
Living products
o Enables cross-selling opportunities to support Channel Managers
o Builds long-term contractor relationships through ongoing account engagement
and tailored product solutions, while driving material conversion with contractors,
and supporting other regional growth priorities.

Manage Dealer Relationships
o Acts as the primary dealer relationship owner for assigned accounts, ensuring
alignment to James Hardie priorities and enabling effective cross-sell execution
o Partners with dealers to launch campaigns, train sales teams, and connect
contractor demand to dealer programs
• Execute Market Segment Specialization
o 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
o Ability to tailor engagement and messaging to segment-specific needs

Territory Planning/Execution
o Develops and executes a territory plan that translates regional priorities into daily
activity
o 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:

Core Competencies:
• Sales Expertise: Willingness and ability to cultivate relationships, grow networks, nurture
leads, and passion to identify targets. Ability to negotiate and collaborate with business
leaders to achieve an ideal outcome. Strong understanding of sales processes, sales
funnel management, and sales practices. Knowledgeable of market segmentation and goto-market strategies. Familiar with Customer Relationship Management systems to aid in
organization and planning.
• Business Consultation: Strong business/financial acumen, preferably regarding the
construction industry. Understanding business (builder/dealer/installer) financials
(margins, turns, labor optimization), market opportunity and dynamics to advise partners
for mutual growth. Flexibility to identify and attend key activities within assigned territory
while being accountable to a priority-based schedule with prospective customers.
• Communication/Influence: Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and
advocate for JHBP, effectively building relationships at all levels of an organization. Able to
present in front of large groups and convey messages in a captivating manner. Familiar with
key communication tools (DISC, SLII, etc.).
• Building Products Knowledge: Familiar with of basic construction practices with the
ability to understand residential construction process. Learns James Hardie product line,
including features, applications, installation considerations, and value drivers across
residential and commercial projects.

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 $71,300 to $100,000. 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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