Account Specialist Virtual/Remote Greater Grand Rapids Area Candidates Only

Vallen Distribution; Battle Creek (MI); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading distribution company is seeking an Account Specialist to expand sales within assigned accounts. Responsibilities include building customer relationships, developing strategic sales plans, and ensuring contractual obligations are met. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience. This position requires strong communication, problem-solving skills, and knowledge of the sales life cycle. The work environment may include extreme conditions, and physical inventory handling is required.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid time off

401K with discretionary company match

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Employee Discounts through BenefitHub

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop and cultivate customer relationships.
• Demonstrated knowledge of product and solution-based sales life cycles.
• Ability to work in extreme environments and manage physical inventory.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to solicit new sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Collaborate with customers to generate value-added propositions.
• Design and implement strategic sales plans for account development.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer relationship management

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Time management skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

3+ years experience in supply chain management

Tools

MS-Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick days)
• 401K with discretionary company match - (US positions only)
• Employer-paid Basic Life for Employee, Spouse, and Dependents
• Employer-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Vitality Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups for networking and team building
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Safety Shoe and Safety Glasses reimbursement
• Employee Discounts through BenefitHub
• Advancement Opportunity.

Position Summary

Join our exciting & dedicated team at Vallen as an Account Specialist. In this position, you will be responsible for selling and expanding the organization's solutions, products, and services. From here, you can achieve performance goals in areas of sales, gross margin, profitability, value propositions and/or other customer contractual agreements within assigned Integrated Supply accounts.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads efforts to explore, solicit and obtain new sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
• Builds rapport and collaborates with customer to understands customer needs and works to generate value added propositions around new products, processes, and services. Drives the development process from idea to implementation to ensure products or solutions meet customers' needs.
• Drives cost savings commitments: ensures goals are exceeded and are captured in Vallen VPP and/or customers ERP system.
• Designs and implements strategic sales plans to develop assigned accounts to meet and/or exceed contractual obligations. Leads and reports on KPI activities and commitments.
• Collaborates and builds relationships with Vendor/Supplier community to support solutions selling opportunities and the transition from non-franchised product to franchised product offerings related to those vendors.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Supply Chain Mgt, Marketing, Finance, etc.) and 3+ years of outside or inside experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience in supply chain management, wholesale distribution, industrial distribution, manufacturing, or a similarly applicable industry (indirect materials a plus).
• Demonstrated product and sales knowledge (specific product knowledge may be required).
• Strong ability to develop and cultivate customer relationships.
• Demonstrate strong communication, planning, organizational, time management, problem solving and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of product and solution-based sales life cycles and best-in-class processes.
• Proficiency with MS-Office products (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) and the technical aptitude to learn all company specific programs and software applications.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations will be evaluated and may be implemented to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

• The work environment may not be temperature controlled; must have the ability to work in extreme hot or cold environments; must be able to work in dusty environments.
• Long periods working on a computer and performing repetitive keyboarding activities.
• Extended day, evening, and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and may include little to no advanced notice.
• May be required to handle hazardous materials and wear various forms of protective equipment (shoes, gloves, protective eyewear, etc.).
• May be required to drive a forklift and/or operate other standard warehouse equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• May be required to pass forklift and/or other warehouse equipment certifications (written and/or driving).
• Must be able to handle and work physical inventory; required to lift up to 25 lbs or greater with assistance following standard operating and safety procedures. Other physical requirements including, regularly being required to stand, walk, kneel, bend, crouch, crawl, climb, and balance.
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are required.

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