Account Manager

WHO ARE WE: BlackHawk Industrial provides you with the highest quality industrial products and equipment, offering manufacturing services while creating innovative engineered supply solutions. We truly believe in the importance of the local relationships with the customers we service. Our employees have fun every day exceeding the expectations of our customers, suppliers, and shareholders. We distinguish ourselves as the #1 choice of industrial manufacturers who are in need of Technical Service and Production Savings.

We are BIG ENOUGH TO SERVE, and SMALL ENOUGH TO CARE.

**Base Salary + Generous Commission Structure**

SUMMARY: The Account Manager is responsible for managing existing and new customer relationships to meet and/or exceed company sales revenue and profit objectives.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Personally exhibits, recruits and coaches associate consistent with Core Behaviors
• Responsible for promoting culture of safety

• Manage new and existing customer relationships
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of products
• Presents products to customer
• Follows through with customer to ensure satisfaction
• Identifies and prioritizes all existing and prospective customers within his/her territory and keeps mailing list current.
• Studies product information, attends seminars, supervises tests of products
• Attends and contributes to company sales meetings and technical sessions.
• Provides customers with all literature and promotional materials they need to enhance their productivity.
• Provides the General Manager with information about the market regarding trends, new products, market share in existing and potential accounts.
• Proactively solve problems for customers
• Build and sustain positive customer relationships
• Provide and coordinate technical support as needed
• Support and expand onsite sales and service
• Communicate customer and market issues to company management
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Perform all work in accordance with ISO processes and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High levels of product knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Competent with the use of computer software specific to the operation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• No direct supervisory responsibility. May provide indirect supervisory input.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma required
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
• 2-5 years' experience in a similar position required in Industrial Sales
• Previous sales or customer service experience preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• None required

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Employee is regularly required to speak and hear English, stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms. Employees are required to use computers and other equipment.
• Employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to _50_ pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and the ability to clearly focus vision.

PPE REQUIRED: