Outside Sales Account Manager

Würth MRO, Safety, & Metalworking

Sales Account Manager responsible for selling Wurth/MSM products and generating new business. Duties include building customer relationships, and collaborating with inside sales and customer service teams.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $70,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The position sells and promotes Wurth/MSM (Northern Safety's) catalog products
Must continually generate new business while continuing to service the existing territory base
This involves calling on existing customer base plus cold calling of potential customers within the defined sales territory
Travel the defined territory to grow business through direct face to face contact with customer base
Builds customer relationships through consultative selling techniques
Collaborate with customer service and branch location to develop new business
Work with inside sales representatives to establish contact for customers to place orders, delivery schedule and obtain pricing information
Quote prices on products and determines if a customer would fit into a volume purchase program
Responsible for keeping abreast of customer purchases by using monthly customer reports
Follow up on any samples or catalogs issued to prospective or existing customers
Work with Product Trainer to gain knowledge of what applications products are used for so customers are kept informed of current developments
Promptly meet territory reporting deadlines and have competitive reconnaissance
Responsible for recording activities and opportunities in our CRM on a daily basis
Supply company with information regarding any customer feedback and be a resource to all current sales channels
Plan and organize sales strategies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate's degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college
One to three years selling experience preferred; or equivalent combination of both education and experience
Must have valid and clean state driver's license
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to be organized and thorough
Be a team player collaboratively working well with associates and managers
The ability to be a self-starter, objective, assertive in their work
Exhibit and maintain confidentiality with company related issues and materials
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of team leaders, managers, associates, and customers
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts and percentages
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits and programs - medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
Maternity/Paternal leave after 1 year of service
Tuition Reimbursement eligible after 1 year of service
401(k), short term disability, long term disability
Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period, additional day earned per year of service
10 paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

sales techniquesconsultative sellingCRMpricing analysisreport writingbusiness correspondencevolume purchase programcustomer relationship managementterritory managementcompetitive reconnaissance

Soft Skills

communication skillsorganizational skillsteam playerself-starterassertivenessconfidentialityanalytical skillspresentation skillsproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

Associate's degree