Territory Sales / Account Manager

The Account Manager will represent AWP Safety to prospective and existing accounts in the utility, construction, and engineering sectors in the assigned regional geographic area. Responsible for identifying new business through personal and telephone communication. The Account Manager is also responsible for collecting and understanding industry trends to be competitive in the traffic control market. Responsibilities include developing relationships with the key decision-making personnel in both existing and prospective accounts while participating in the account targeting process led by the Regional Sales Manager.
Strategically develop and implement profitable sales growth plans within assigned territory, to ensure alignment with company goals and objectives.
Build and maintain a robust pipeline of sales opportunities to exceed sales initiatives for new projects within the customer/prospect base.
Identify key account decision-makers and establish professional relationships.
Perform customer follow-up activity to ensure brand promise and the operating performance is satisfactory.
Collect and communicate industry trends and competitive activity within the assigned business territory regarding competitive practices.
Manage overall relationships with internal and external customers: negotiate sales contracts, rate adjustment(s), and renewals and maintain sales forecast and CRM updates.
Work closely with the inside sales operations team to ensure an excellent experience when providing quotes and other requested information.
Identify high-potential prospect accounts and convert them to new growth opportunities.
Regularly maintain and update customer forecasts to support operational planning and corporate budgeting process.
Partner with Billing, Collections, and AR on organizational changes to ensure an excellent most custom experience with accurate and on-time billing, while helping support resolution and retention.
Work closely with Regional Operations Management to drive growth and overall customer experience.
Alignment with Regional Sales Managers in support of National Account channel partners
Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews.
Develop and Maintain Salesforce Account information.
Other duties as assigned
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree preferred; formal sales training preferred
4-7 years of proven success in B2B outside sales.
Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and oral
Exhibit strong customer orientation; experience developing strong partnerships by understanding and anticipating customer’s business needs.
Display a proven track record of growing market share.
Results-driven, work independently, and have a positive “make it work” attitude
High energy and self-motivated
Travel into the field daily – some overnight travel required.
Valid drivers’ license and ability to meet AWP Safety driver standards.
Ability to work with tools such as excel and CRM
Ability to read financial data such as revenue, margin, and other sales productivity measures (forecast accuracy, pipeline growth, etc.)
Required to engage external teams in Operations, Finance, Billing, IT/Analytics
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The employee must be able to successfully handle the physical demands of this position, which include but are not limited to the following:
Variable hours of operation based on staffing needs and workload
Ability to work in a variety of physical positions, including sitting, standing walking, and driving

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid