Sales Account Manager II

Univar Solutions; Harahan (LA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sales Account Manager II to drive profitable sales in a dynamic territory. This role emphasizes consultative selling and relationship building with customers, ensuring satisfaction and retention. The ideal candidate will possess strong sales experience, interpersonal skills, and a proactive approach to business development. Join a company that values its employees and offers a supportive environment for career growth and development. With competitive pay, benefits, and a commitment to sustainability, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the chemical distribution industry.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Retirement Plans

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Time Off

Company Bonus

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales experience required.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop business relationships.
• Excellent problem-solving and consultative selling skills.

Responsibilities

• Build profitable sales in assigned territory through consultative selling.
• Prospect for new business and maintain sales pipeline.
• Provide technical support and consultant services to customers.

Skills

Sales Experience

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Consultative Selling

Customer Retention

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Job description

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A Place Where People Matter.

Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

A Place Where People Matter.

Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Primary Purpose:

The Sales Account Manager II will build profitable sales in an assigned territory through additional sales with current customers and demonstrates dedication to prospecting and new business development. Employs a consultative sales approach that focuses on building a long term, value-based relationship with accounts, penetrating them for further business and improving the margin they build while reducing the time and costs in handling them.

What You’ll Do:

• Improve company's position within each account using consultative and in-depth selling at all levels within the account
• Prospect for new business by conducting sales calls and actively grow the size of your territory
• Maintain a clear updated view of your sales pipeline
• Focus on customer retention and improving overall customer satisfaction
• Provide customer technical support and consultant services to increase our overall value to the customer
• Responsible for setting pricing and service levels, as well as maintaining and coordinating customer quotations or providing necessary information to allow local branches to do so.
• Responsible for coordination with local Sales, Purchasing, and Operations to ensure proper inventory levels and customer satisfaction.
• Build effective customer relationships through business calls and effective customer entertainment
• Commitment to safety, both personal and of your colleagues
  
  
  

What You’ll Need:

• Minimum of 5+ years of sales experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Chemistry preferred
• Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to develop strong, successful business relationships with customers as well as internal teammates
• Strong business sense, including an understand of the business relationship between manufacturers, distributors and end-users
• Well-honed listening skills and a problem-solving attitude to uncover needs and motivations to overcome objections in order to close a sale
• Adaptable and demonstrates strong work ethic with the initiative to work independently
• Excellent problem solving and consultative selling skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to travel within the assigned territory
  
  
  

Where You'll Work:

This is home based role in Lafayette, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA

Pay & Benefits:

• Available employee benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, along with industry-leading retirement and time off programs
• To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted company bonus and annual salary reviews
  
  
  

What You Can Expect:

• Strong work/life flexibility
• To be surrounded by an inclusive team who is collaborative and committed to the achievement of the company
• To be rewarded for your contributions with a targeted company bonus and annual salary reviews
• Competitive pay and benefits
  
  
  

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.

Univar Solutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms (collectively Recruiting Firms). Recruiting Firms must enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Univar Solutions prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. All searches must be initiated by Univar Solutions' Talent Acquisition team and candidates must be submitted via Applicant Tracking System (ATS) by approved vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless the aforementioned conditions have been met. Contacting our hiring managers directly is prohibited.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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