Account Manager

Jobtailor; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Industrial Technologies in Charlotte, NC is looking for an experienced Account Manager to join our team. This role combines client management and sales, focusing on developing an established territory and customer base.

As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for growing your territory and earnings by bringing in new business, developing relationships, and achieving sales goals. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of industrial sales experience and strong communication skills.

We offer a commitment to fair treatment and equal opportunity for all applicants.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years proven outside industrial sales experience.
• Proven experience in developing new business and managing a territory.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Grow your territory by bringing in new business.
• Develop strong customer relationships through a consultative approach.
• Achieve sales and profit goals by retaining existing customers.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationship management

Mechanical and electrical aptitude

Communication skills

Computer skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's in engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

Account representatives - do not pass up this opportunity for a great new job that combines client management with a consultative sales process for a global industrial distribution company. Partnering with 4,000 world‑class manufacturers, we are an industry‑leading value‑added distributor of a wide variety of innovative and reliable industrial products. Since 1923, we have been committed to always having the right part in stock and always getting it to the customer when they need it.

We are currently seeking an experienced Account Manager to help us maintain that commitment as we continue to grow.

This is a relationship‑based sales role. Build your book of business as you develop an established territory and customer base. All earnings are uncapped – your income is limited only by your ability to network and prospect for new customers and to grow your existing accounts. If you have a background in industrial distribution and are the kind of person who can talk with everyone from the CEO to the maintenance man on the shop floor and the purchasing agent, we want to talk with you!

Responsibilities

As an Account Manager, you will grow your territory (and your earnings!) by bringing in new business and developing repeat business relationships within your existing accounts. This will require that you call on engineers, maintenance, purchasing, and others to determine their needs through a consultative approach. Achieve sales and profit goals by developing and retaining existing customers and by opening new business.

• Conduct sales and service activities, develop strong customer relationships, identify product applications, and introduce new products and services.
• Prepare quotations and proposals, follow up, negotiate terms, and close transactions.
• Organize training sessions for customers.
• Survey market and competitive conditions.
• Complete reports regarding itineraries, expenses, sales calls, leads, and other related matters.
• Up to 40% overnight travel may be required.

Requirements

Our Account Managers are self‑motivated and driven by a desire to exceed expectations. They have strong prioritization, planning, and time‑management skills, and a sense of urgency. Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to establish rapport building solid relationships at all levels of customer organizations are keys to success.

• Minimum of 2 years proven outside industrial sales experience with a preference in pneumatics, machine vision and/or robotics.
• Proven experience and success in developing new business, building repeat business, and managing a sales territory.
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude, strong desire to succeed, and sense of urgency.
• Good communication skills (written & verbal), good English grammar.
• Computer skills and knowledge, including Excel.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's in engineering preferred.

Applied Industrial Technologies is built on a philosophy that puts people first. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to a workforce in which we enforce fair treatment and provide growth opportunities for everyone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetics, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.