Lead Specialist - Area Sales Mgt

Energy Transfer; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunoco LP is seeking an Area Account Manager to manage a portfolio of fuel station accounts in the Houston metro area. You will build and maintain customer relationships, drive profitability, and communicate value propositions across teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in account management, strong communication skills, and is comfortable traveling up to 75% of the time. Proficiency with Salesforce, Tableau, and Concur is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 8+ years of experience in related roles preferred.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience managing a project from start to finish preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce and industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represents Sunoco LP and its brands with credibility and integrity.
• Advises customers and develops equitable business relationships.
• Communicates Sunoco LP strategy and value proposition to customers.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to address customer concerns.
• Utilizes Salesforce/Tableau/Concur in the sales process.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Sales experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Tableau

Concur

Job description

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!

Summary

In this role you will be responsible for a portfolio of Fuel Stations ensuring operational excellence, profitability, and maintaining and growing customer relationships. The position of Area Account Manager is a key contributor of the sales and operations team. This position is the face of Sunoco LP. It will require an entrepreneurial attitude and a passion for customers. You will be meeting with customers daily, understanding and solving their challenges, working with them to improve their business. The ideal candidate will enjoy meeting our business partners face to face and embody Sunoco’s values with a solution-oriented mindset. If you are an organized individual that thrives on steep learning curves and a fast-paced environment, you will be a great fit for this role.

The territory for this position will be in the Houston Metro and surroouding areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Represents Sunoco LP, and its portfolio of brands, products and services with credibility and integrity. Acts as a business advisor, consultant and credible source of industry and market knowledge. Understands and can communicate the Sunoco LP strategy, Communicates strengths, weaknesses, and recommended adjustments to management as necessary.

Provides the highest standards of professionalism pertaining to in-person, phone and email etiquette, responding to each in a prompt and timely manner.

Develops, manages and strengthens equitable business relationships with Sunoco LP customers, including dealer/distributorship owners, principles, and key decision makers.

Effectively communicates to existing and potential customers the value proposition of fuel products, supply and value-added programs.

Establishes productive and professional relationships both with customers and cross-functional teams including legal, financial analysis, pricing, credit, contract administration, supply, and advertising/marketing departments.

Advocates for our customers, dedicated to understanding their concerns and appropriately addressing each.

Collaborates with other departments to resolve customer concerns satisfactorily for both the customer and the company.

Ensures compliance with SunocoLP and partner brand programs such as brand image standards, loyalty programs, advertising campaigns.

Effectively utilizes technology, programs, platforms (i.e. Salesforce, Tableau, Concur, etc.) for all phases of the sales process.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The

requirements for this position are listed below:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

8+ years of experience

1+ years minimum experience account management preferred

Strong communication skills both personal and through correspondence

Experience managing a project from beginning to end

Highly organized and holds a timeline-oriented mindset

Experience with Salesforce preferred

Experience in the petroleum industry preferred

Travel 75% of the time, some overnight

Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:

The Specialist/Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job related experience

The Senior Specialist/Analyst level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job related experience

The Lead SPecialist/Analyst level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job-related experience

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet

Sunoco is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of any actual or perceived legally protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

DISCLAIMER: The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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