Smiths Group plc

Sales Account Manager

Smiths Group plc

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Virginia

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Results-oriented Sales Account Manager responsible for targeting potential accounts to drive market share and revenue growth.
  • Cultivates and maintains critical corporate-level relationships with existing customers, securing orders and quotation opportunities through technical presentations, visits, and phone contact.
  • Establishes strong professional relationships with key customer personnel across various department.
  • Job Responsibilities: Identify new business opportunities within key accounts to grow market share and support project bid activities.
  • Manage pre- and post-order execution, focusing on key account management to strengthen relationships and drive market share across the JC product range.
  • Oversee sales activities and expenses within budget, ensuring all agreements follow the approval process for both the customer and John Crane.
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing, and engineering departments to deliver optimal solutions and secure contracts within budgeted pricing and margin standards.
  • Manage key accounts, addressing service issues and handling all sales reporting, including forecasts, actual results, and variance analysis to mitigate negative variances.
  • Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify growth opportunities and provide insights to the Director of Sales and Marketing while upselling and expanding revenue with existing clients.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • some college preferred
  • Minimum three years sales experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with rotating equipment is required
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience of achieving year over year sales growth
  • Self-Starter and highly motivated to achieve results with minimal direct supervision
  • Ability to develop presentations for customers, potential customers, and present in a professional manner
  • Computer literate with good working knowledge of MS Office suite and ERP systems
  • Experience working with a diverse group and a global company is a plus
  • Candidates must be based within commuting distance of the Virginia territory , ideally near Richmond or Chesapeake, to support regular in-person customer visits (2–4 days per week)
  • Candidates not currently in the area must be willing to relocate in order to meet territory travel requirements.