Account Manager

Adecco Permanent Recruitment; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is actively seeking an Account Manager for an established manufacturer based in Andover, MA. The role focuses on managing and growing an existing portfolio of B2B accounts, coordinating with internal teams to keep programs moving, and building long-term relationships with key decision-makers.

You will engage with sports and consumer product channels, present solutions, and identify opportunities to expand into additional products and SKUs, while representing the

Qualifications

• Three to five years of B2B sales, account management, or business-development experience preferred.
• Strong prospecting, communication, presentation, and follow-up skills.
• Commercial judgment and the ability to understand customer needs, pricing considerations, and business value.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow an assigned portfolio of customer accounts.
• Build strong relationships with customer decision-makers and identify opportunities to expand existing business.
• Develop qualified new-business opportunities through targeted outreach, market research, networking, and referrals.
• Manage sales opportunities through discovery, quotation, sampling, evaluation, commercialization, and launch.
• Support select strategic and high-value accounts alongside senior sales leadership.
• Develop account plans, growth strategies, action items, and clearly defined next steps.
• Maintain accurate sales pipeline information, forecasts, activity records, and customer documentation.
• Prepare and deliver customer presentations, proposals, product recommendations, and business reviews.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality, Product Development, and Marketing to meet customer needs and keep opportunities moving forward.

Skills

Prospecting

Communication

Presentation

Follow-up

Cross-functional coordination

Account management

Sales process

Job description

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is actively searching for an Account Manager for an established manufacturer based in Andover, MA. The company manufactures products for private-label brands and retail programs, with products sold through major sporting goods, drug store, e-commerce, and other retail channels.

This is a unique opportunity to work with products used throughout the sports and athletic market while gaining exposure to consumer brands, retail programs, packaging, product launches, and new-product development. The Account Manager will take ownership of established and developing accounts, manage the commercial details behind those relationships, and identify opportunities to expand customers into additional products and SKUs.

This is not a high-volume prospecting or traditional hunter position. The focus is on managing and growing business that has already been developed, coordinating internally to keep customer programs moving, and building strong long-term account relationships.

On-site - Andover, MA with customer meetings, facility visits, trade shows, and industry events as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow an assigned portfolio of customer accounts.


• Build strong relationships with customer decision-makers and identify opportunities to expand existing business.


• Develop qualified new-business opportunities through targeted outreach, market research, networking, and referrals.


• Manage sales opportunities through discovery, quotation, sampling, evaluation, commercialization, and launch.


• Support select strategic and high-value accounts alongside senior sales leadership.


• Develop account plans, growth strategies, action items, and clearly defined next steps.


• Maintain accurate sales pipeline information, forecasts, activity records, and customer documentation.


• Prepare and deliver customer presentations, proposals, product recommendations, and business reviews.


• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality, Product Development, and Marketing to meet customer needs and keep opportunities moving forward.


• Identify risks, delays, and internal roadblocks before they affect customers or revenue.


• Represent the company professionally during customer meetings, facility visits, trade shows, and industry events.

Qualifications:

• Three to five years of B2B sales, account management, or business-development experience preferred.


• Exceptional recent graduates and early-career candidates with strong commercial potential will also be considered.


• Demonstrated ability to build customer relationships and manage opportunities through a sales process.


• Strong prospecting, communication, presentation, and follow-up skills.


• Commercial judgment and the ability to understand customer needs, pricing considerations, and business value.


• High level of ownership, accountability, urgency, and initiative.


• Ability to independently manage multiple accounts, opportunities, and priorities.


• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional coordination skills.


• Professional communication skills and presence.


• Comfortable working in both professional office and manufacturing environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in manufacturing, private label, sporting goods, medical products, consumer products, or distribution.


• Experience managing and growing an existing portfolio of B2B customer accounts.


• Experience developing new business through targeted prospecting, market research, networking, and referrals.


• Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality, Product Development, or Marketing teams.


• Experience supporting strategic or high-value customer accounts.

Compensation:

$65-$85k base + bonus (10-20%)

• Long-term advancement opportunities based on performance and expanded responsibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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