North America Key Account Manager, Filament Solutions

Celanese; Washington (WV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese is seeking an Account Manager to accelerate growth across North America in filament markets, engaging with customers from the US to Canada and Mexico. You’ll manage key accounts, build strategic plans, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver tailored filament solutions.

The role requires a strong commercial mindset, 5–7 years of experience, and the ability to navigate multicultural environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or similar field.
• 5-7 years of relevant commercial experience with strong business, financial and legal acumen.
• Experience in polymers, synthetic materials, or related markets is a plus.
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills; national/global account management experience preferred.
• Energetic, self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Ability to work in multicultural environments.
• Up to 50% domestic and inter-region travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage and expand existing accounts across North America, ensuring excellent service and continuous business development.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the markets and competitive landscape to support product and solution development; identify growth opportunities and new markets for filament products in the region, with a focus on high-value applications.
• Develop strategic account plans, drive topline growth at key accounts through KAM including setting growth strategies, delivering effective account planning, building and managing multi-level & cross-functions relationships, and successful execution.
• Work closely with the technical support team to deliver tailored solutions to customers.
• Continually draws insights on customer needs and seeks new sales opportunities from multiple channels to build healthy growth funnels. Build and maintain a robust sales funnel, ensuring revenue, volume, and margin growth targets are achieved.
• Monitor the brushes and filaments market, including competition and trends, to support strategic decisions.
• Actively engage in complex negotiations, leveraging interpersonal and commercial skills to secure positive outcomes.
• Work with downstream brand owners to drive pull through demand and enhance Filament’s brand awareness via creative marketing campaigns and actives.
• Identify high growth markets and define the strategy, business model, product positioning, margin structure, sales channels accordingly and drive execution to accelerate growth
• Conduct a regular, routine process for managing sales objectives including Key Account Plans, Call Reports and execution tracking of funnel.

Skills

Account management

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Market analysis

Multicultural collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Celanese is seeking an Account Manager to accelerate growth across North America in filament markets, engaging with customers from the US to Canada and Mexico. You’ll manage key accounts, build strategic plans, and collaborate with technical teams to deliver tailored filament solutions.

The role requires a strong commercial mindset, 5–7 years of experience, and the ability to navigate multicultural environments.