Strategic Growth & Account Manager

Metal Craft and Riverside Machine & Engineering; Elk River (MN); On-site; USD 83,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

401K

Profit sharing

Holiday pay

PTO

Job summary

Metal Craft and Riverside in Elk River, MN is seeking a hands-on Business Development Account Manager to drive client success and growth. You will build strong relationships, identify opportunities, and translate needs into winning solutions while leading cross-functional teams.

The role requires 3–5 years in sales or business development, a Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to manage multiple projects. Expect 20% travel and collaboration with estimating to establish pricing and contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years sales or business development experience.
• Manufacturing experience and project leadership recommended.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and projects with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong long-term client relationships for new and existing customers.
• Manage all aspects of sales, service, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead contract requirements flow down and pricing with estimating.
• Prepare proposals and administer contracts.
• Travel ~20% for customer visits, meetings, and tradeshows.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams to meet customer needs.

Skills

Client relationships

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP/PC applications

Education

Bachelor’s degree (business, marketing, engineering or operations preferred)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

ERP systems

Outlook

Job description

Metal Craft and Riverside in Elk River, MN is seeking a hands-on Business Development Account Manager to drive client success and growth. You will build strong relationships, identify opportunities, and translate needs into winning solutions while leading cross-functional teams.

The role requires 3–5 years in sales or business development, a Bachelor’s degree, and the ability to manage multiple projects. Expect 20% travel and collaboration with estimating to establish pricing and contracts.