Strategic Industrial Accounts Specialist

FCX Performance; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Industrial Technologies is seeking an Account Specialist to plan, implement, and execute target industry marketing programs while calling on engineers, maintenance, purchasing and others using a consultative selling approach.

You will join a team with strong benefits, career development opportunities, and a collaborative culture within a leading distributor of industrial motion, fluid power and related maintenance supplies.

Qualifications

• Equivalent to bachelor’s degree in business, sales or marketing related fields.
• 3 to 5 years’ industry related work experience.
• Proven experience in developing new business, building repeat business, and managing a sales territory.
• Relationship-building skills at all levels with customers and prospect organizations.
• Hands-on product demonstrations for customers and prospects; mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Perform a day to day review and processing of requisitions as assigned.
• Perform data order entry into AIT’s and customer's systems to obtain quotes, issue purchase orders, and maintain the blanket purchase orders for the relevant business.
• Evaluate and resolve changes in part numbers through MSSR function, manufacturers or changes to fit, form, and function. Work with customer personnel to obtain approval of changes prior to material receipt. Notify customer of items that are obsolete or discontinued.
• Continually identify duplicate stock codes or product.
• Maintain lead times for those items on the look ahead.
• Work with service centers to collect information on weekly backlog and past due reports.
• Work with service centers and customers to expedite orders.
• Provide product sourcing assistance and continually pursue products within our scope of supply.
• Address specific problems as they relate to notifications.
• Work directly with warehouse personnel and service centers to resolve receiving issues
• Resolve, monitor, and track all product warranty issues with the service center.
• Track cost savings achieved by Applied and documented value add to our customers.

Skills

Relationship-building

Consultative selling

Sales territory management

Product demonstrations

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/sales/marketing

Job description

Applied Industrial Technologies is seeking an Account Specialist to plan, implement, and execute target industry marketing programs while calling on engineers, maintenance, purchasing and others using a consultative selling approach.

You will join a team with strong benefits, career development opportunities, and a collaborative culture within a leading distributor of industrial motion, fluid power and related maintenance supplies.