Account Manager – Skilled Trades

PeopleReady

Account Manager responsible for managing contractor and subcontractor relationships in outside sales for staffing company. Identifying leads, cold calling, and executing sales funnel through close.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeOklahoma City • Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $55,000 - $68,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prospecting / generating leads
Meet or exceed revenue, gross margin % and gross margin dollar targets
Develop proposals (pricing per pricing guidelines—escalate with exceptions)
Manage sales process and pipeline utilizing Salesforce
Cross-functional collaboration with recruiters, safety, service and other stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction
Collaborate with the general labor—and other TrueBlue brands—to share leads and promote customer growth
Ensure all safety processes and procedures are observed
Build exceptional relationships with customers by spending at least 75% of your time customer-facing
Obtain detailed and accurate job description per SOP
Manage participation in industry and strategic community organizations
Manage aging within terms
Interacts internal and externally with managers and above at the department level

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years direct/outside sales/B2B experience with a preference in construction and/or staffing
Strong knowledge of the construction industry is a plus
Experience building sales territories as opposed to inheriting established markets
Demonstrates business acumen to include financial performance, and success in developing and maintaining customer relationships
Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, and ability to persuade, present, negotiate, follow up and close
Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and make decisions
Self-motivation and goal oriented; demonstrates a relentless tenacity with specific sales strategies identified and ability to work independently without day-to-day direction
Ability to manage multiple complex projects independently and meet deadlines under pressure
Ability to effectively interact and build relationships with a diverse employee population as well as clients
Bilingual language skills a plus
HS Diploma/GED or equivalent required

Benefits

Comp & perks

6 paid holidays
1 paid floating holiday
up to 20 days of Paid Time Off per year
Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
Company-matching 401(k)
Employee Stock Purchase Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

B2B salessales process managementlead generationproposal developmentpipeline managementfinancial performance analysisterritory buildingcustomer relationship managementproblem-solvingnegotiation

Soft Skills

communication skillspersuasionpresentation skillsself-motivationgoal orientationtenacityindependent workrelationship buildingtime managementadaptability

Certifications

HS DiplomaGED