The Account Manager is responsible for initiating significant sales activity in the Northern California territory, which will impact the achievement of Bob Barker Company sales goals and provide for growth and development of the customer’s business. This position is characterized by a sustained record of sales achievement and complete understanding of the organization’s policies, products, and/or services.

Responsibilities

Initiate customer focused promotional planning and general sales activities designed to achieve sales targets.
Travel in your region to support sales efforts up to 70% of the job; the balance is accomplished via daily outbound phone calls and emails.
Conduct customer visits to grow sales per company guidelines.
Promote and sell company products through direct customer contacts within assigned territory.
Learn and be able to sell BBC’s product line including features and benefits (existing and new products); distribution of new Bob Barker Company items in assigned accounts.
Develop account forecasts for overall volume planning, along with new item selling activities within appropriate lead times.
Execute promotion planning and sales activities directed toward mutually profitable business growth with assigned accounts.
Work with Pricing, Sales Operations, and Customer Service teams to accomplish business goals.
Provide Pricing team with required information to price and win business.
Negotiate pricing and quoting autonomy in time sensitive situations.
Initiate and maintain communications designed to support account trends and highlight business opportunities within accounts.
Identifies prospective customers, establishes customer needs, understanding of industry, completes sale of products/services, and complies information on competitive products.
Meet or exceed sales goals including sales and margin targets.
Grow existing customer base while establishing and developing new customers.
Provide through proper channels voice of the customer insight on market, products, and opportunities.
Performs administrative tasks related to overall account management including:

Clearing backorders
Order processing and exceptions

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
At least two years of direct sales experience executing strategic sales plan goals.
Experience with NetSuite or similar CRM preferred.
Proven success executing strategic sales plan objectives
Motivated with the ability to work autonomously.
Ability to travel 60% of the time. Overnight travel is required.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Presentation and PowerPoint skills.

Supplemental Information

This description is based on management’s assessment of the requirements and functions of the job as of the date this description was prepared. It is a general guideline for managers and employees, but it does not purport to be a complete list of all the elements of the job. Management reserves the right to modify the description at any time or vary the duties and responsibilities of the job on a temporary or indefinite basis to meet production, scheduling, staffing, or customer needs.

This description is based on management’s assessment of the requirements and functions of the job as of the date this description was prepared. It is a general guideline for managers and employees, but it does not purport to be a complete list of all the elements of the job. Management reserves the right to modify the description at any time or vary the duties and responsibilities of the job on a temporary or indefinite basis to meet production, scheduling, staffing, or customer needs.

Employment Conditions

Bob Barker Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Bob Barker Company is a drug free workplace, with pre-employment drug screening required. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation, reference check and E-Verify.

Qualified applicants will be required to take, and pass Bob Barker Companies elected testing as a part of the selection process.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

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