Strategic Account Manager

IDEAL Industries, Inc.; Texas; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Cash Balance Pension Plan

Education Reimbursement

Personal Days

Holidays

Job summary

IDEAL Industries, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Account Leader for the Motive Power West Region. You will manage key OEM relationships, drive multi-year growth plans, and align product roadmaps with customer tech cycles.

Remote role; ideally based in Texas or another western state. You will influence engineering decisions, lead pricing strategies, and maintain a robust CRM pipeline to deliver revenue growth and margin expansion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 7+ years in strategic account management, OEM sales, or related roles.
• Proven success with large OEM accounts and long-term growth strategies.
• Experience selling electrical, power distribution, connectors, or related products.
• Strong business acumen and ability to navigate complex organizations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% across the Western United States.
• Direct experience with MHE, AGV/AMR, battery tech, charging infra, or GSE.

Responsibilities

• Own strategic relationships with West region OEM accounts as the internal advocate.
• Develop multi-year strategic plans with growth initiatives and roadmaps.
• Lead commercial negotiations to meet revenue and margin objectives.
• Maintain a healthy CRM pipeline and provide regular performance reviews.
• Influence engineering specs to secure long-term production business.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management on customer needs.
• Support partner training and conduct joint account planning sessions.
• Travel nationwide up to 50% to engage customers and partners.

Skills

Strategic account leadership

OEM sales experience

Business development

Relationship building

Negotiation & communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

D365 CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Anderson Power Products® is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of electrical power connectors and power distribution solutions. Applications span material handling equipment, battery systems, charging infrastructure, warehouse automation, electric vehicles, ground support equipment, renewable energy, and industrial electrification markets. The Strategic Account Manager (SAM) - Motive Power West Region serves as the primary business partner and point of contact for key OEM customers and strategic accounts throughout the Western United States. This role is responsible for developing and executing strategic account plans, securing new design wins, expanding market share, and driving profitable revenue growth across Material Handling Equipment (MHE), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV/AMR), battery systems, charging infrastructure, warehouse automation, and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) applications. Remote role - ideally located in Texas or other western US state.

Strategic Account Leadership

• Own the strategic relationship with assigned OEM and key accounts within the West region, serving as the internal advocate for the customer.
• Develop and execute multi-year strategic account plans, including growth initiatives, revenue targets, product roadmaps, and alignment with customer technology cycles.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships across engineering, sourcing, procurement, operations, product management, and executive leadership teams.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities that strengthen long-term partnerships and increase specification adoption.

Revenue Growth & Business Development

• Create and execute OEM growth strategies to secure new design wins and expand Anderson Power's presence across customer platforms and product lines.
• Identify and develop opportunities involving material handling equipment, AGVs, AMRs, battery systems, charging infrastructure, warehouse automation, motive power, and electrification initiatives.
• Drive revenue growth through new product introductions, share expansion, cross-selling, and strategic account penetration.
• Lead commercial negotiations and pricing strategies to achieve annual revenue and margin objectives.
• Maintain a healthy pipeline through disciplined opportunity management and CRM utilization.

OEM Design-Win Management

• Influence engineering specifications and product selection decisions to secure long-term production business.
• Work closely with Engineering and Product Management to identify and develop solutions aligned with customer requirements.
• Support customer development programs from concept through production launch.
• Monitor customer product roadmaps and identify future opportunities for growth and expansion.
• Conduct joint account planning sessions and opportunity reviews to ensure alignment and execution.
• Support partner training initiatives focused on application knowledge, products, and market opportunities.
• Establish performance expectations and assist partners in driving strategic account growth.

Business Intelligence & Reporting

• Track and report performance against account plans, forecasts, budgets, and revenue objectives using Salesforce CRM.
• Provide regular business reviews, pipeline updates, and account performance reports to leadership.
• Monitor competitive activity, market trends, customer investments, and emerging technologies to identify risks and opportunities.
• Utilize market intelligence to support business planning and growth initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence design decisions and secure specification wins with OEM customers.
• Strong understanding of material handling, warehouse automation, battery systems, charging infrastructure, AGV/AMR, and electrification markets.
• Account Leadership: Demonstrated success developing and executing long-term account growth strategies.
• Relationship Management: Ability to build trusted partnerships across technical, operational, and executive stakeholders.
• Consistent track record of delivering revenue growth, margin expansion, and strategic account penetration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in strategic account management, OEM sales, business development, or technical industrial sales.
• Demonstrated success managing large OEM accounts and developing long-term growth strategies.
• Experience selling electrical, power distribution, connector, charging, electromechanical, or related industrial products.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to navigate complex customer organizations.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with D365 CRM or equivalent sales management platforms.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% throughout the Western United States.
• Direct experience with Material Handling Equipment (MHE), AGV/AMR systems, battery technologies, charging infrastructure, warehouse automation, or Ground Support Equipment (GSE).
• Established relationships with OEM engineering, sourcing, product management, and operations teams.
• Experience selling high-current connectors, charging interfaces, cable assemblies, power distribution products, or related electrification technologies.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• In addition, IDEAL Industries values personal well-being, community involvement, and work-life balance through:
• Personal Days
• Holidays

This range represents a good faith estimate for the position and actual compensation will be based on numerous factors including knowledge, location, skills, training and experience.