Account Manager - Healthcare (Remote)

Americhem; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 50%

Job summary

Americhem seeks an Account Manager – Healthcare to drive revenue growth by managing strategic customer accounts and expanding opportunities within large resin producers. The role requires a technical background in Plastics or Materials Engineering and strong customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities include maintaining active relationships, delivering technical guidance, and collaborating with R&D, service, and operations to optimize material solutions. Travel up to 50% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials or Plastics Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in account management, business development, inside sales or technical sales in plastics/manufacturing.
• Experience with CRM tools and managing a high volume of accounts preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain active relationships with customers via in-person visits, phone, email, and virtual meetings.
• Develop high, wide and deep relationships with customers.
• Meet commercial KPIs including volume growth and pricing actions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to follow up on leads and campaigns.
• Provide technical guidance and material recommendations based on customer requirements.
• Support account activities, CRM data management, and timely inquiries.

Skills

Account management

Sales

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Materials or Plastics Engineering

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

Americhem is a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds and performance technologies. Our business is built around delivering Performance, Solutions and Trust through close collaboration with customers seeking to optimize their polymer products. All of our products are backed by complete technical support that ensures quality, reliability, and value.

We are seeking a dynamic Account Manager – Healthcareto support revenue growth by managing customer accounts (large resin producers) and driving sales within the organization. This role requires a technically strong professional with an engineering background, preferably in Plastics or Materials Engineering, who can leverage deep knowledge of plastics materials, compounding, and processing technologies to deliver value-driven solutions to customers.

This role builds strong customer relationships through consistent engagement, proactive communication, and effective collaboration with internal teams. The Account Manager plays a key role in customer retention, satisfaction, and identifying new opportunities to meet evolving customer needs. The Account Manager will be responsible for meeting their volume growth targets, appropriate pricing actions, on time payment and other key commercial metrics.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers via in person visits, phone, email, and virtual meetings to maintain active relationships.
• Develop "high, wide and deep" relationships with customers
• Meet commercial KPIs not limited to volume growth, pricing actions, on time payments.
• Build trust and rapport to drive long-term retention and satisfaction.
• Recommend solutions and product options based on customer needs and feedback.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to follow up on leads and campaigns.
• Support account activities, manage CRM data, and ensure timely responses to inquiries.
• Identify sales opportunities through day-to-day interactions.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to resolve issues and enhance customer experience.
• Provide technical guidance and material recommendations based on customer application requirements.
• Support customers in material selection, processing optimization, and performance troubleshooting.
• Translate technical customer needs into internal development or formulation direction.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, technical service, and operations teams within the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials or Plastics Engineering or a related Engineering discipline required.
• 5+ years of experience in account management, Business Development, Inside Sales or Technical Sales within a plastics, polymer, compounding or manufacturing environment preferably within large resin producers.
• Experience with CRM tools and managing a high volume of accounts is preferred.

Additional Information

Travel:Up to 50%

Desired Qualities/Attributes

• Clear and professional communicator.
• Strong relationship-builder with a customer-first mindset.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
• Adaptable and calm in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Team player who thrives in cross-functional collaboration.