Senior Key Accounts Manager

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; Carrollton (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k) match

Hybrid schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Health benefits

Job summary

Murata Electronics in Carrollton, TX, is seeking a Senior Key Accounts Manager to maximize Murata Americas’ market share and drive growth across assigned accounts. You will promote product growth, provide account direction, and develop strategic business plans with key decision-makers.

The role emphasizes aligning Murata’s strategy with product divisions, building strong customer relationships, and coordinating Early Sales Involvement in cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in sales or marketing in an electronics/technical industry.
• Experience working for a culturally diverse global company.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, locally and globally.
• Advanced negotiation skills and experience with sales analytics.
• Proven success in managing product promotions.
• Ability to understand customer needs and develop mutually beneficial solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contacts and visits customers to review strategic direction, improvement areas, and opportunities to promote product growth.
• Aligns local Murata strategy and our Product Divisions’ priorities to assigned customers’ objectives and goals.
• Develops account business plans.
• Develops relationships with all key decision-makers that affect the design, procurement, usage, and service of Murata’s products.
• Initiates and coordinates Early Sales Involvement (ESI) projects.
• Negotiates price contracts between the customer and Product Division(s).
• Reviews, maintains, and assures effective implementation and execution of customer contracts.
• Serves as the key contact responsible for answering customer inquiries and resolving customer concerns.
• Coordinates special sales projects and promotions.
• Participates in customer meetings and conference calls, publishes minutes, and drives action item closure, etc.
• Performs other job-related responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Skills

Account management

Negotiation

Cross-functional comms

Sales leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

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For 80 years, Murata Electronics has been a tireless innovator, committed to developing technologies that profoundly change the world around us. Our solutions are inside more state-of-the‑art products than you may imagine. Additionally, we enable other global companies to turn their visions into reality – from mobile communications to computers and networking, medical devices to power solutions, smart home technologies to automotive electronics. Our past innovations drive today's technology – and our present innovations are shaping tomorrow's.

Whatever the future holds, you can be sure that Murata will be a part of it.

Why Consider This Job Opportunity

The Senior Key Accounts Manager is responsible for maximizing Murata Americas’ market share and sales opportunities by promoting product growth and providing development, management, and account direction for assigned accounts. The position is accountable for new and emerging strategic business creation as well as building account relationships at all organizational levels.

Workplace Policy

Hybrid from Carrollton, TX.

What To Expect (Essential Job Responsibilities)

• Contacts and visits customers to review and identify the strategic direction, improvement areas, and opportunities to promote product growth.
• Aligns local Murata strategy and our Product Divisions’ priorities to assigned customers’ objectives and goals.
• Develops account business plans.
• Develops relationships with all key decision-makers that effectuate the design, procurement, usage, and service of Murata’s products.
• Initiates and coordinates Early Sales Involvement (ESI) projects.
• Negotiates price contracts between the customer and Product Division(s).
• Reviews, maintains, and assures effective implementation and execution of customer contracts.
• Serves as the key contact responsible for answering customer inquiries and resolving customer concerns.
• Coordinates special sales projects and promotions.
• Participates in customer meetings and conference calls, publishes minutes, and drives action item closure, etc.
• Performs other job-related responsibilities and duties as assigned.

What Is Required (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in sales or marketing in an electronic-related or other technical industry.
• Experience working for a culturally diverse global company.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, locally and globally.
• Advanced negotiation skills and experience with sales analytics.
• Proven success in managing product promotions.
• Ability to understand customer needs and develop mutually beneficial solutions.

How To Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent.
• Previous manufacturing sales experience with sales data collection.
• Market planning knowledge within target-market industries.
• Previous Marketing knowledge and previous budgetary responsibilities.

Travel

Frequent domestic and infrequent international travel.

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off including paid holidays and floating holidays.
• 401(k) employer match on retirement planning.
• Hybrid working schedule for eligible positions.
• Tuition reimbursement on approved programs.
• Flexible and health spending accounts.

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