Sirch Incorporated is currently looking for a Sales Account Manager to work for one of the top manufacturers in Upstate SC. The ideal candidate will come from a Manufacturing environment and not have more than 7 years of experience. A background in plastics, thin film or packaging would be ideal.

 Role Summary:

The Sales Account Manager will develop new business in the packaging, label or industrial markets. The candidate will also manage customer accounts, implement customer strategies, and work with various members of the Greer organization to maximize profitability and contribution margin to the business.

Essential Functions:

• Work aggressively to secure new business and product opportunities.
• Develop and strengthen customer accounts in the packaging, label or industrial markets, ensuring customer satisfaction and service.
• Achieve and maintain specific sales goals to include volumes, pricing, and revenues within the assigned market area.
• Make presentations to Customers and markets on Company organization, products, and technical capability, service, and market trends.
• Support and manage new and existing customer base through inventory control, handling of customer inquiries, customer complaints and other miscellaneous day-to-day business support functions.
• Identify and secure new business consistent with business strategy.
• Research and analyze market trends to include end use applications, requirements, pricing, usage, etc., and provide recommendations based on research and analysis to management on both the short and long-term direction of market trends.
• Serve as a product and application knowledge expert for assigned market area and provide general process and quality knowledge to internal and external sources.
• Provide information and conduct presentations on customers and market activities to Company management teams.
• Lead and coordinate R&D, Quality, and manufacturing process support as appropriate at assigned accounts.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Business background preferred.
• Strong sales and negotiation skills with the ability to aggressively promote products.
• 2 – 5 years of experience in Industrial Sales
• Ability to work with a variety of functional groups at all levels of the organization
• 50% Travel Required
• Excellent communication skills to include interpersonal, presentation, and written.
• Computer skills (Word, Excel, Power point, Access, Account Management software (ACT), Internet)