Account Manager

Cemex US; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan options

Employee assistance program

Job summary

A leading building materials company located in Birmingham, Alabama, is seeking an Account Manager to sell products and manage customer accounts effectively. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of sales experience, along with proficiency in technologies like Access and Excel. Responsibilities include maintaining customer relationships, negotiating agreements, and adhering to company standards. Competitive pay and excellent benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Possess a basic understanding of technology including Access, Excel, Word, and Windows.
• 3 years related sales experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external and internal customers.
• Negotiate agreements with customers for pricing and profits.
• Participate in sales meetings and other scheduled events.
• Negotiate agreements to secure high selling prices and profits.
• Manage customer expectations for product ordering, delivery, credit, and payment terms.
• Participate in sales meetings and scheduled events.
• Update monthly sales forecast.
• Assist in development of future project bids.
• Adhere to Cemex pricing, quotations, and expense rules.

Skills

Basic understanding of technology

Sales experience

Word

Windows

Command data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Access

Excel

Word

Windows

Job description

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

The Account Manager must sell CEMEX's line of products and act as a CEMEX business representative in the marketplace. The Accounts Manager is also responsible for the profitability of their accounts.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with external and internal customers
• Develop account sales that meet the market mix targets set by the company
• Compile market information to validate market mix targets, or suggest changes
• Negotiate agreements with customers to attain the highest possible unit selling prices and profits
• Manage customer expectations of the product ordering and delivery process, credit agreement and payment terms among others
• Participate in sales meetings and other scheduled events
• Update monthly sales forecast
• Participate in the development of future project bids
• Adhere to all Cemex requirements for pricing and quotations, vehicle and expense account management, and customer file management
• Adhere to all CEMEX and O.S.H.A. rules and regulations at all times
• Wear proper safety equipment while on plant grounds
• Meet or exceed company safety standards
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management

Qualifications

• Possess a basic understanding of technology including Access, Excel, Word and Windows, Command data
• 3 years related sales experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Possess a basic understanding of technology including Access, Excel, Word and Windows, Command data
• Three years related sales experience preferred

Working Conditions

• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors
• Must wear protective equipment while at the location

Physical Requirements

• Walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to move objects
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment
• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to move objects
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state and local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).