Sales Account Manager

Kimberly-Clark; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FAVR mileage reimbursement

Employee benefits

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Professional is seeking a Sales Account Manager to drive regional sales in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Santa Barbara County.

You will sell branded towel, tissue, and wiper products to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and other end-user markets through distributor channels, focusing on face-to-face selling and delivering value.

Qualifications

• 3+ years outside or inside sales experience.
• CRM system knowledge – Salesforce Lightning.
• Experience in Digital, virtual and/or social selling platforms.
• Local candidates only; must be authorized to work in the country.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and identify large end users and end user markets.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with distribution partners.
• Leverage digital platforms to identify leads and opportunities and represent KCP’s brand.
• Engage targeted end user customers to understand business needs and buying behavior.
• Develop relationships with Distributor Sales Representatives and support joint sales.
• Collaborate with Distribution Management to build relationships with potential customers.
• Engage distribution customers to understand business needs and drivers.

Skills

Sales experience

Digital selling

Customer relationships

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce Lightning

Pipeline management tools

Job description

Territory: Los Angeles County / Orange County/ Santa Barbara County

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground‑breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

The Sales Account Manager role at Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) plays a critical role in driving our regional strategy, delivering on key financial targets, and partnering with customers to deliver best‑in‑class experiences. Account Managers will sell branded towel, tissue, and manufactured wiper products of Kleenex®, Scott®, Cottonelle®, and WypAll® brands to manufacturing, healthcare, education, office buildings, high traffic and other end‑user markets. The majority of the sales role will be face‑to‑face selling to key end user segments through distribution to achieve sales goals.

The ideal candidate for this role embraces an ambitious, consultative and agile mindset, strategically utilizes internal resources and technology to help solve customer challenges, is a storyteller who can deliver customer communication in both face to face and virtual formats and has an excellent financial and operational acumen. This individual has had a proven track record of sales success. The KCP Senior Account Manager will leverage their experience to lead with empathy and provide solutions while at the same time focusing on what matters most: adding customer value and achieving overall sales goals, growth and profitability objectives in their respective region.

Candidates will be in the field on a consistent basis, calling on distributor partners and end user customers to achieve goals in acquisition, along with retention and penetration of existing business within the territory.

In this role, you will:

• Expertly use prospecting skills toidentify large end users and end user markets
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with distribution partners
• Proactively use digital technology (video, AI, and social media, etc.) platforms to identify leads and business opportunities, build relationships, and represent KCP’s brand
• Regularly engage existing targeted end user customers to understand their business needs and identify buying behavior/value drivers in order to best position current and new products and solutions
• Develop & own exceptional relationships with Distributor Sales Representatives (DSRs) and serve as a proven selling consultant to help jointly close sales when relevant
• Collaborate with the Distribution Management teams and DSRs to initiate/build relationship with potential end-user customers
• Engage targeted distribution customers to understand their business needs/drivers and execute activities to support those needs
• Utilize end user marketing insights, digital prospecting techniques, and centrally developed lead campaigns to generate opportunities and close new business
• Build and drive end user solutions to always maximize the customer’s experience while keeping KCP’s revenue expectations in mind
• Execute annual business plans to help maximize top-line and bottom-line growth and achieve volume, market share and profit/contribution objectives
• Maintain an active and accurate pipeline in Salesforce and meet sales financial and activity targets for respective position
• Continually improve selling/ prospecting skills (e.g., Challenger) and develop expertise in relevant industry verticals

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• 3+ years outside or inside sales experience
• High school degree or equivalent; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• CRM system knowledge – Salesforce Lightning and pipeline management tools
• Experience in Digital, virtual and/or social selling platforms
• This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only
• A valid driver’s license
• Willing to travel up to 60% locally and 15% overnight

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you’re looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark.

May be eligible for FAVR mileage reimbursement program.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompassesthe experiences of our consumers.When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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