Key Account Manager （CA）

Anker Innovations; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Anker Innovations in Canada is seeking an experienced Retail Key Accounts Manager to identify and grow opportunities with big box retailers. You will lead account strategies, build strong partner relationships, and drive product placement across national channels from Toronto.

The role is remote, based in the Toronto area, with travel up to 20% to regional clients. You will collaborate with marketing, finance, and logistics to maximize revenue and ensure execution of promotional plans.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience managing key accounts in retail.
• Experience with big box retail account management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue retail opportunities within big box retailers and other assigned retailers.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with retail partners.
• Develop and execute targeted sales strategies to maximize product placement and revenue within retail channels.
• Proactively generate leads and pursue opportunities for product placement in retail outlets.
• Develop a strategic business plan for all accounts.
• Discuss and plan promotional strategy/budgeting and activities with the marketing department.
• Liaise with the finance, warehousing, and logistics teams as appropriate.
• Seek ways to improve how the business operates.
• Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate.

Skills

Key account management

Retail sales

Relationship building

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

About the Company: Anker Innovations is a global leader in smart charging technologies and a developer of consumer products for the home, car, and mobile life Founded in 2011. We are committed to shaping the consumer electronics brand in the global marketplace, bringing innovative, technologically savvy leading products to consumers around the world. We've brought our products to 100+ countries and regions with more than 140 million users and a revenue of 2000+ million USD in 2022. Anker Innovations has successfully built Anker, a world-renowned high-end innovative charging brand, and launched intelligent hardware brands such as Eufy, Nebula, and Soundcore to further explore smart charging, smart voice, smart home and other fields, bringing leading products with technological charm and 1400+ intellectual property rights to the market, to ensure that our products continue to be popular. Today, we have a total of 4000+ employees in 15 offices across North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, LATAM and the Middle East and the proportion of R&D personnel up to 50%. We are always looking for top talents like you to join us! For more information, please visit: https://us.anker.com/

About the Role: Remote, but must be based in Toronto, ON area

Responsibilities:

• Identify and pursue retail opportunities within big box retailers and other assigned retailers as applicable.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with retail partners.
• Develop and execute targeted sales strategies to maximize product placement and revenue within retail channels.
• Proactively generate leads and pursue opportunities for product placement in retail outlets.
• Develop a strategic business plan for all accounts.
• Discuss and plan promotional strategy/budgeting and activities with the marketing department.
• Liaise with the finance team, warehousing, and logistics departments as appropriate.
• Seek ways of improving the way the business operates.
• Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in managing key accounts in retail.

Required Skills:

• Experience of big box retail account management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Social team player.
• Excellent skills in PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• Flexible and creative.
• Prepared to travel 20% or less of the time, to regional client/retailer.

Equal Opportunity Statement: We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.