Strategic Account Manager

ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists

$70K — $95K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of B2B sales experience, ideally in healthcare or service-based industries.
  • Proven success in new business development, including deal closure with senior leaders.
  • Strong understanding of healthcare sales cycles and complex decision-making environments.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
  • Comfortable working in the field and open to traveling up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identify and develop new business opportunities in healthcare settings.
  • Engage key decision-makers in departments such as infection control and nursing.
  • Deliver consultative presentations demonstrating service value and operational efficiency.
  • Navigate complex sales cycles to close new business effectively.
  • Maintain accurate sales activity records within CRM systems.
  • Support major existing accounts and collaborate with local service teams.
  • Conduct site visits and business reviews to enhance relationships and evaluate service satisfaction.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Weekly pay.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Referral program.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Paid time off & holidays.
  • Insurance options including pet and legal coverage.
  • Collaborative culture with opportunities for career growth.
Full Job Description
Overview

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Job Overview

As a Strategic Account Manager based in Oklahoma City, you will dedicate approximately 80% of your time to driving new business growth across hospitals, outpatient centers, and healthcare systems, while spending the remaining 20% providing strategic support to existing key accounts.

The ideal candidate brings a proven background in solution-based B2B sales, thrives in a field-oriented, relationship-driven environment, and is passionate about helping healthcare providers enhance the patient experience through clean, safe, and dependable textile and facility service solutions.

Responsibilities
• Proactively identify and develop new business opportunities within hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, and large outpatient facilities.
• Strategically prospect and engage key decision-makers in departments such as infection control, environmental services, nursing, purchasing, and administration.
• Deliver consultative, needs-based presentations that demonstrate how ImageFIRST enhances compliance, patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles to successfully close new business in alignment with monthly and quarterly objectives.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of sales activity, pipeline progress, and account information within CRM.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation and support for major existing accounts in partnership with local service teams.
• Conduct regular site visits and quarterly business reviews to evaluate service satisfaction, strengthen relationships, and identify opportunities for account growth.
• Collaborate closely with Service and Operations teams to ensure exceptional customer experience and flawless service execution.
• Monitor account performance and retention risks, taking proactive measures to resolve issues and maintain long-term partnerships.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of B2B sales experience, ideally within healthcare, facility services, or other service-based industries.
• Demonstrated success in new business development, including prospecting, presenting, and closing deals with C-suite and operational leaders.
• Strong understanding of healthcare sales cycles and the ability to navigate complex decision-making environments using a value-based selling approach.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Comfortable working in the field and traveling within the assigned territory (up to 50%).

Preferred Experience
• Experience selling outsourced services (e.g., laundry, janitorial, dietary, or environmental services) to healthcare providers.
• Familiarity with infection prevention, Joint Commission standards, or other healthcare compliance regulations.
• Proficiency with Salesforce or a similar CRM for tracking sales activity and pipeline management.
• Proven track record of 5+ years in B2B sales, with industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence decision-makers and close complex deals.

Company Values & Benefits

Required Competencies:
  • Be Respectful: Value all we come in contact with
  • Be Remarkable: Create a positive moment with every interaction
  • Be Safe: Keep ourselves and those around us safe
  • Be Honest: Be guided by truthfulness in all we do

In addition to a competitive base salary and uncapped commission plan, we offer:
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Weekly pay.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Referral program.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off & holidays.
• Pet, legal, and hospital indemnity insurance options.
• A collaborative, value-driven culture with real opportunities for career growth.

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