Strategic Account Manager

SafetyChain Software, Inc.

• $100K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Illinois, US
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in field or expansion sales with a SaaS company, exceeding $1M quota annually.
  • Expertise in identifying enterprise business challenges through effective questioning.
  • Proven ability to enhance ROI for customers through product applications.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Strong commitment to customer satisfaction and long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Initiate discussions with executives to explore expansion opportunities.
  • Build a profitable pipeline through targeted outreach with marketing support.
  • Maintain and update CRM regularly for accurate sales tracking.
  • Forecast sales accurately based on pipeline activities.
  • Negotiate favorable commercial terms to achieve win-win agreements.
  • Achieve sales quotas aligned with company growth objectives.
  • Collaborate across teams to navigate complex sales cycles and close deals.

Benefits

  • Access to a supportive and collaborative work culture.
  • Competitive compensation structure, including stock options.
  • Comprehensive health benefits package.
  • Flexible work schedule and self-care PTO plan.
  • Matching 401k contributions.
  • Investment in annual professional development.
  • Experience rewarding work contributing to significant industry challenges.
Full Job Description
Strategic Account Manager

Remote Based - USA

Summary

SafetyChain Software is looking for a Strategic Account Manager to join our Sales team. Reporting to the VP of Account Management, you will work closely with our BDRs, Sales Engineers and Marketing to identify, qualify and close business with SafetyChain Customers.

The primary role for the Strategic Account Manager is to expand existing customers' subscriptions by identifying whitespace opportunities. He or she will use their prior production, performance, quality and compliance experience to engage buyers and build new relationships across an organization. Your goal will be to grow SafetyChain's business with our existing customers selling into corporations, production plants and distribution facilities in the Food & Beverage manufacturing industry. Typical use cases will be to sell to our customers' plants not currently using SafetyChain, new regions and selling more solutions into plants actively using SafetyChain. Our customers use SafetyChain to maximize the value of their electronic data records, online compliance programs and operational performance.

Do you like to solve problems with large leading manufacturing brands in a fast-paced environment, high-performing Sales Team? Love collaborating with colleagues to help customers? Like the idea of a flexible, autonomous work environment to get the job done the way you like to work? This may just be what you are looking for - let's get into the details!

What You'll Do:
  • Initiate conversations with executives and program owners at assigned enterprise customers, focusing on expansion opportunities.
  • Build your own profitable pipeline through direct outreach to assigned enterprise customers supported by our marketing and business development team who together set qualified meetings.
  • Maintain CRM
  • Forecast accurately
  • Adhere to, support and execute a sales process and organizational GTM
  • Negotiate commercial terms with win-win outcomes
  • Deliver on quota numbers aligned with company strategy and ambitious growth targets
  • Build pipeline and carry deals through the full lifecycle from discovery to closed-won
  • Work collaboratively across the organization to navigate complex sales cycles and close deals.


Requirements:
  • A track record of evangelizing and building value by asking great questions to understand an enterprise customer's business challenges. If your teammates and customers are your greatest champions, this is the right job for you
  • Demonstrable success in field or expansion sales carrying annual quota of $1M or more for 5+ years with a SaaS company
  • Ability to walk a plant and help customers identify additional ways to leverage our software to improve customers overall ROI
  • Professional presentation skills
  • Committed to customer satisfaction and long term value


Preferred skills & Experience
  • Experience in selling compliance, safety or quality systems is highly desired.
  • Demonstrated success in Account Management, Customer expansion sales.
  • Prior work for or with food & beverage companies preferred.
  • Prior experience with OEE, Statistical Process Control, Quality and Supplier Compliance is desired.
  • Direct experience with Performance and Compliance Programs including ISO, SQF, FSSC, etc.
  • Ability to work remotely with teams and independently, at multiple organizational levels.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage multiple projects.
  • Creative, consultative, and a strong communicator. Ability to guide customers through the sales process expeditiously.
  • Eagerness to learn new skills, grow professionally, and take on new challenges.


What we Value
  • Quality Above All: Build the best and most effective experiences for our teams and our customers
  • Innovate for Impact: Pioneer solutions that enhance manufacturing processes and outcomes, benefiting both our industry partners and the consumers they serve.
  • Work Smart: Drive operational excellence that maximizes productivity and delivers superior value to customers.
  • Grow Together: Create strong, inclusive partnerships with customers, working as One Team with help and hustle to drive mutual success and innovation.
  • Integrity in Action: Operate with honesty, transparency, and respect, fostering trust with our customers and our peers.Quality Above All: Build the best and most effective experiences for our teams and our customers
  • Innovate for Impact: Pioneer solutions that enhance manufacturing processes and outcomes, benefiting both our industry partners and the consumers they serve.
  • Work Smart: Drive operational excellence that maximizes productivity and delivers superior value to customers.
  • Grow Together: Create strong, inclusive partnerships with customers, working as One Team with help and hustle to drive mutual success and innovation.
  • Integrity in Action: Operate with honesty, transparency, and respect, fostering trust with our customers and our peers.


Things that Make the Job Awesome
  • Our people - you will love them and the culture they've cultivated
  • Very competitive compensation plan
  • Opportunity for stock options
  • Full health benefits
  • Self Care PTO Plan
  • Flex Schedule (WFM)
  • 401k match
  • Fast growing tech company with big opportunity
  • Rewarding work that is solving an important problem
  • Annual investment in your professional development

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