Account Manager
Account Leadership
• Develops strategic and tactical plans for prospective accounts, identifying gaps and opportunities to win the business, to meet and exceed sales targets
• Plans prospective meeting agendas in alignment with strategic and tactical plans
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of the North American Pipeline marketplace, Integrity Management, industry trends and current/future regulatory and legislative requirements
• Articulates the features, benefits and value of the full solution suite to prospective clients and industry influencers
• Builds consultative relationships at various levels within prospective organizations and offers strategic advice where required
• Develops market awareness – as a evangelist – and consistently works to educate and change prospective customer mindsets, including industry influencers, towards viewing as a key thought and solution leader in Integrity Management
Sales Leadership
• Exercises strong sales process, discipline and acumen
• Builds and manages an effective sales funnel within ‘s CRM (Salesforce) and works the pipeline with forecasting consistency and accuracy
• Adheres to sales metrics utilizing CRM reporting tools, templates and disciplines
• Represents at industry events (association meetings, tradeshows, conferences, etc.)
• Marshalls internal resources, where required to win the business, including technical demos, executive level meetings, product support, RFP responses, Proof of Concepts, Statement of Work preparation, etc.
• Maintains a high level of customer satisfaction through both direct client interaction and internal departmental client interaction
• Reports relevant market information on competitors, customers and market trends
Qualifications
• REQUIRED: Undergraduate Degree in STEM Field or Business/Management
• REQUIRED: Strong negotiation skills and experience
• REQUIRED: 5-10 years of National / Global sales experience, providing technical or software-based solutions
• PREFERRED: Experience in the gas pipeline industry
• REQUIRED: Ability to travel across North America to meet with existing/prospective clients and participate at industry trade events. Travel requirement approx. 25-50%