WESCO International

Senior Strategic Account Manager

WESCO International$110K — $130K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • 5+ years proven sales experience as a strategic account manager of large account portfolios.
  • Experience managing multiple stakeholders and projects.
  • History of success maintaining and developing key relationships.
  • Success in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Ability to recognize and create opportunities within assigned accounts.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building strong client relationships.
  • Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency with CRM software and Microsoft Office suite.
  • Self-starter capable of working efficiently under pressure.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of strategic account plans at key accounts.
  • Drive new business development through research, qualification, contact, presentation, and closing.
  • Develop relationships with priority customer stakeholders and address their key business issues.
  • Act as a liaison between field and Global Accounts teams for pursuing new agreements and Value-Add commitments.
  • Maintain and manage a pipeline of opportunities at named accounts, including renewals and projects.
  • Communicate customer activity and strategic plan progress to management.
  • Lead solution development efforts that best address customer needs and engage supplier resources.

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Sales incentive plans
  • Participation in bonus programs for eligible positions
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Senior Strategic Account Manager, you will maintain client relationships with key target accounts that have a major strategic impact on the long-term success of the organization. You will identify cross/up and repeat sales opportunities and work to resolve any issues or concerns and ensure customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:
  • Leads the development and execution of the strategic account plans at key, named accounts.
  • Drives new business development. Will research, qualify, contact, present and close new clients based on an assigned territory or market segment.
  • Continuously develops relationships with priority customer stakeholders, understands their key business issues, and recommends ways to deliver value.
  • Liaison between the field and Global Accounts teams as it relates to 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.
  • Communicates customer activity, opportunity status, renewal status, and strategic plan progress to management.
  • Leads solution development efforts that best address customer needs.
  • Engages supplier sales resources to enlist their support and create solutions.
  • Expert in strategic selling and takes the lead in high level sales engagements. Provides pre and post-call coaching to branch sales team.

Qualifications:
  • High School Degree or Equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
  • 5+ years proven sales experience as a strategic account manager of large account portfolios
  • Experience managing multiple stakeholders and projects.
  • History of success maintaining and developing key relationships.
  • Success in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of people and resources.
  • Ability to understand where potential exists in assigned accounts and can recognize and create opportunities.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude for building strong client relationships.
  • Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency with CRM software and Microsoft Office.
  • Self-starter and able to work efficiently under pressure.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%.

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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.

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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