WESCO International

Senior Global Account Manager (Electrical)

WESCO International$90K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred in Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field.
  • 7+ years of sales experience in outside sales or global account management.
  • Proven track record in maintaining and developing key client relationships.
  • Strong project management skills for large, complex initiatives.
  • Deep understanding of business principles related to strategic planning and resource allocation.
  • Effective relationship-building and communication skills with executive stakeholders.
  • Experience in navigating complex sales cycles and political landscapes within large organizations.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve global sales revenue targets.
  • Cultivate executive level relationships across multiple countries.
  • Negotiate large contracts and master supply agreements, understanding their global and local implications.
  • Identify opportunities, lead contract negotiations, and form execution teams for project performance.
  • Develop strategies to attract and grow global customer relationships, including mapping and reference selling.
  • Lead the creation and execution of Strategic Account Plans with accountability to senior management.
  • Pursue new agreements and increase customer wallet share while maintaining a pipeline of opportunities.

Benefits

  • Paid time off and flexible schedule options.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Retirement savings plans with employer contributions.
  • Opportunities for career development and training.
  • Supportive corporate culture emphasizing teamwork and respect.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Senior Global Account Manager, you will maintain executive level client relationships at key large multinational organizations and provide consultative selling to support strategic long-term objectives and profitability of the organization. You will align Wesco's vast resources to support our clients' needs on a global scale to maximize our growth opportunity and expand product sets internationally. You will drive profitability through strategic account management and new business development and manage accounts, programs and/or projects of significant scope and complexity. You will develop, implement, and execute complex supply chain solutions across multiple sites, regions, and theatres. You will resolve complex issues and propose strategic solutions.

Responsibilities:
  • Ensures achievement of global sales revenue targets.
  • Ability to elevate and cultivate executive level relationships across countries (internally and externally).
  • Ability to negotiate large contracts, master supply agreements, master contractual agreements. Good understanding of legal contract terms. Must be able to understand the risk landscape and financial impacts of these contracts. Need to understand both local impact of contracts, as well as global implications.
  • Expert ability to identify opportunities, assemble pursuit plan, lead contract negotiation, and assemble execution team to meet expected program/project financial performance.
  • Strong ability to develop and execute strategies to attract, grow, and maintain global customer relationships, including executive relationships, customer mapping, and reference selling.
  • Accountable to senior management globally to lead the development and execution of the Strategic Account Plans.
  • Provide tactical and strategic leadership in opportunity identification & issue resolution occurring within assigned account and/or business unit.
  • Takes the lead in pursuing new agreements, Value-Add/Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) commitments and increasing customer wallet-share.
  • Maintains and manages a pipeline of opportunities at named accounts, including Renewals, Projects, and share improvement opportunities.
  • Engages strategic supplier senior sales and senior management resources to enlist support and create solutions that adhere to corporate supplier strategy implications.
  • Strong capability to identify opportunity for related services offered by company, facilitate introductions, and engage in multi-person sales cycle while retaining customer control.
  • Cross collaboration across the entire Wesco organization, identify strategic solutions that "own the building".
  • Communicates Customer Activity, Opportunity Status, Renewal Status, and Strategic Project progress to executive team.
  • Expert in strategic selling and takes the lead in high level sales engagements.
  • Identifies opportunities for improvement and recommends internal and external innovative solutions new to the marketplace.

Qualifications:
  • High School Degree or Equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
  • 7+ years - sales experience in outside sales or global account management
  • History of success maintaining and developing key relationships.
  • Ability to strategically manage large complex projects.
  • Ability to understand where potential exists in assigned accounts and can recognize and create opportunities.
  • Understanding of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of people and resources.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude for building strong client relationships.
  • Ability to network and navigate the political landscape of large complex customers, with a focus on reaching the decision-maker regardless of title.
  • Negotiation and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency with CRM software and Microsoft Office.
  • A confident and relentless approach that can withstand significant internal & external pressure.
  • Understands how to navigate across cultures.
  • 7 years - Experience selling at an executive level as a key account manager/management of large account portfolios.
  • 7 years - Experience in executing in a matrix organization managing multiple stakeholders and projects.
  • Ability to travel 25% - 50%


This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.

For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.

In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.

About the Team

At Wesco, we build, connect, power and protect the world. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on.

Our Company's greatest asset is our people. Wesco is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed. We promote a culture that is grounded in teamwork and respect. With a workforce of over 20,000 people worldwide, we embrace the unique perspectives each person brings. Through comprehensive benefits and active community engagement, we create an environment where every team member has the opportunity to thrive.

Learn more about Working at Wesco here and apply online today!

Founded in 1922 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company.

This posting is for a current, active vacancy intended for immediate hire.

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Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$100.5 million
Founded
1922
5 Year Trend
+20%
Revenue
$12.3 billion
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