Account Manager - Construction Details

Account Manager - Construction

Crescent Electric Supply Company - DeKalb, IL

Employment Type : Full-Time

You will know you're a match for this position if you possess interpersonal and organizational skills, are a self-starter, detail oriented, and can work quickly and accurately under time constraints and against deadlines. Previous sales experience, previous knowledge of wholesale electrical distribution industry, and previous experience providing superior customer service preferred.

As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining solid, long-term business relationships with customers and reaching sales and gross margin goals while developing a sustainable sales/profit volume in your assigned territory. This includes prospecting and soliciting orders, identifying customer needs, and proposing solutions and appropriate products and services to meet those needs.

Primary Duties:

• Introduce, demonstrate and sell products and services, offer add-on and up-sell products that may benefit the customer, and suggest alternative products when a customer requested product is not available. Assist customers by pricing bills of material.
• Execute sales effort in an ethical and professional manner that will reflect favorably on the reputation of both the salesperson and the company.
• Attend sales, product, and other branch/company meetings.
  
  

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a minimum of two years related sales experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university is preferred.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel often in the assigned territory and occasionally travel to attend company and vendor activities and events. Must meet Crescent Electric Supply Company's requirements to drive company vehicles.

Family Owned. Culture of Quality. Opportunities to Advance.

Crescent is transforming and we are on a mission to power the communities we serve through teamwork and relentless customer focus. We have a vision of uncompromising teamwork committed to becoming the industry leader for our employees, suppliers, and shareholders. At Crescent, you will have the opportunity to develop professionally, grow personally and have the flexibility to balance your life's priorities. Let's serve together. Let's power our communities together. Let's become THE industry leaders. together.

Crescent Electric Supply is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates are subject to pre-employment assessments, Motor Vehicle Record review, criminal background checks, references check, and a post-offer drug screen.