Account Manager - Global Solutions

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Axens is seeking an Account Manager to serve as the primary liaison for account interfaces across resources, driving customer satisfaction and loyalty. You will cultivate strategic relationships, lead business reviews, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet revenue and growth targets in the Americas.

The role requires deep knowledge of oil and gas operations, 5–10 years in downstream sales, and the ability to travel up to 40–60%.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong business relationships.
• Strong presentation and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and provide strong business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic relationships with accounts to identify goals and growth drivers.
• Grow sales of processes, products, equipment, and modules in the designated Americas territory.
• Lead and coordinate account planning with internal teams and customers.
• Conduct annual business reviews to track revenue, margin, and plan execution.
• Forecast sales revenue and product demand for production planning and forecasting.

Skills

Verbal and written comms

Relationship building

Presentation skills

Analytical acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Job Summary

The Account Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for the account interface to all Axens resources that drive and supports high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, as measured in surveys and share of business.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop strong, strategic relationships with account(s) to identify and leverage the customers’ business goals, growth strategies and profit drivers to deliver the appropriate Axens value proposition.
• Responsible for growth of process, products (Catalysts & Adsorbents), Equipment and Modules in sales, for the designated market for customers in the territory of the Americas.
• Provides leadership and guidance in critical customer planning and engagement.
• Conducts annual business reviews with assigned accounts to track progress toward revenue and growth goals and execution of business plan.
• Defines key targets, ensures personal annual sales budget (revenues and gross margin) is met or exceeded in each sales category, as well as other performance objectives provided by management.
• Communicate with customer technical, business and logistics so that internal resources can be properly prioritized.
• In case of extended scope beyond the sole supply of products, in charge of internal coordination to meet and execute (if possible and practical) the delivery of such extended scopes.
• Define opportunities, with regular updates of overall account mapping.
• Introduce, promote, and obtain qualification of Axens and its new process, products, equipment, and modular type solutions.
• Maintain customer records by guidelines with emphasis on contacts, scheduled meetings, call reports and important documents.
• Prepare and present commercial proposals.
• Monitor competitive activity and provide information as available while meeting Axens’ code of conduct. Provide market share data to the industry coordinator annually by the deadline requested.
• Forecast annual, monthly and quarterly sales revenue and product demand in forecasting system. Update on an ongoing basis, with a final monthly update by the 2nd week of the month for production planning purposes and financial forecasting.
• Attend worldwide and commercial meetings on-line or in person.
• Provide monthly summary of customer and market issues and events by required date using internal standard format.
• Submit Won/Loss reports for all significant sales events.
• Assist in identifying and communicating project opportunities for other Axens businesses to the appropriate business.
• Assist in organizing and participating in sales and technical conferences.
• Ability to travel up to 40%-60% as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.

Work Experience

• Must have knowledge of oil and gas operations.
• 5-10 years’ experience in the downstream sector, including direct experience in sales of services/solutions to downstream customers of no less than 5 years in the region.
• Experience in the overall sales process, from the initial phases of prospection to reception of order.
• Knowledge and experience with catalysts and adsorbents is a plus.
• Experience in a global organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work and interface effectively with other sales and support functions to move projects forward in a positive manner.
• Strong business focus with demonstrated priorities of setting the customer’s needs first
• Ability to teach customers by framing the way customers assign value to Axens products and services.
• Demonstrated ability to work and interface effectively with other sales and support functions to move projects forward in a positive manner.

Required SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong business relationships.
• Strong presentation and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and provide strong business acumen.

QHSE Requirements

Quality

• Take responsibility for the sustainability of Axens and ensuring quality performance
• Report any and all quality related issues or non-conformities to your manager
• Maintain awareness, proactively participate and support all Axens policies for quality management
• Assist in the continual improvement of an effective Integrated Management System complying with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015
• Assist in achieving Site, Department, Regional and Global Quality Management Program goals and objectives

Health and Safety

• Take responsibility for the health and safety of self and others
• Report any and all health and safety incidents to your manager
• Maintain awareness, proactively participate and support all Axens policies and objectives regarding health and safety
• Assist in the continual improvement of an effective Integrated Management System complying with the requirements of ISO 45001:2018
• Assist in achieving Site, Departmental, Regional and Global Health and Safety goals and objectives

Environmental

• Take responsibility for the sustainability of Axens and protecting the environment
• Report any and all environmental concerns or incidents to your manager
• Maintain awareness, proactively participate and support all Axens policies regarding environmental protection
• Assist in the continual improvement of an effective Integrated Management System complying with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015
• Assist in achieving Site, Departmental, Regional and Global Environmental Management Program goals and objectives