Remote National Distribution & Channel Manager

nVent; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 115,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

nVent seeks an experienced Strategic Account Manager to serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned strategic customers and distributors. You will coordinate across field sales, pricing, marketing, operations, finance, and customer service to strengthen relationships, drive growth, and ensure service excellence.

This role supports growth-oriented plans, tracks performance, and helps onboarding of new distributors. The position is remote within the USA with travel 25-50% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 7+ years in account management or related commercial roles; electrical/industrial markets preferred.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence outcomes.
• Strong communication, organization, and multitasking with urgency.
• Translate data into insights for account growth and service improvements.
• Collaborate across sales, marketing, finance, operations, pricing, and CS.
• CRM/ERP and Excel proficiency.
• Willing to travel 25-50% and work from home.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for the strategic customer and distributors.
• Develop relationships to understand needs, identify trends, and improve responsiveness.
• Support account managers with pricing, quotations, orders, returns, and POS requests.
• Coordinate issue resolution across customer service, operations, pricing, and sales.
• Contribute to growth-oriented account plans, channel programs, and incentives.
• Monitor orders, shipments, and program performance; flag risks and opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and pricing files in systems.
• Communicate program details and deadlines to customers and teams.
• Assist onboarding of new distributors and drive adoption of programs.
• Collaborate with local sales to expand opportunities and growth.

Skills

Bachelor's degree preferred

7+ years experience

Relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

CRM & ERP proficiency

Excel proficiency

Strong communication

Travel 25-50%

Home office capable

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

CRM systems

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

nVent seeks an experienced Strategic Account Manager to serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned strategic customers and distributors. You will coordinate across field sales, pricing, marketing, operations, finance, and customer service to strengthen relationships, drive growth, and ensure service excellence.

This role supports growth-oriented plans, tracks performance, and helps onboarding of new distributors. The position is remote within the USA with travel 25-50% as needed.