JOB SUMMARY
The Account Manager II is responsible for advancing and maintaining customer relationships, driving sales growth, and executing strategic aftermarket initiatives. This role involves effectively engaging with various levels of customer management, collecting comprehensive customer and market insights, and identifying aftermarket opportunities.
The Account Manager II plays a pivotal role in positioning Crown as a problem-solving partner and trusted advisor, contributing significantly to sales strategy and top-line growth within the collaborative team-based selling model, primarily focused on the Aftermarket segment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Listen, understand and convey customer requirements.
- Maintain accurate customer records in company databases.
- Applies skills to moderately complex tasks.
- Responsible for nurturing customer relationships, forecasting and planning, and knowing the purchasing process/status.
- Build and maintain customer relationships focusing on:
- Advocating for customers.
- Face-to-face interactions with customers and the identified markets we serve.
- Developing multiple relationships & communication pathways within a customer organization including Engineering, Plant Management, Production and Maintenance department, General Management and Procurement.
- Maintaining up-to-date understanding of industry trends and technical developments.
- Identifying opportunities & advising on available technology or service solutions.
- Clearly articulate Crown’s value proposition, offerings, and market advantages.
- This includes but is not limited to providing support in the areas of proprietary technologies, customizable solutions for energy consumption, and process/equipment reliability and efficiency improvement.
- Efficient & timely responses on general inquiries, opportunities, and formal RFQs.
- Obtaining and coordinating data and information flow to the customer.
- Understand customers' equipment installed, lifespan of components and equipment, field service requirements, and customer contacts.
- Drive Aftermarket top-line growth through Aftermarket Projects, Parts, and Field Service sales by:
- Researching customer needs and performing buying behavior analysis in order to take a proactive selling approach.
- Identifying, developing, & managing the opportunity pipeline within the customer portfolio.
- Driving opportunities and closing the deal in an efficient and professional manner.
- Delivering against sales, revenue, and GM goals for all three Aftermarket revenue streams.
- Grow commercial activity within the wallet.
- Handle regional and more complex customers, typically a Tier II or a Tier III customer.
- Create long-lasting relationships with customers’ employees through cross-functional & global collaboration.
- Coordinate proposal development and technology offering with internal sales operations and technical teams.
- Work with appropriate internal and external stakeholders to finalize contracts.
- Support market development & go-to-market (GTM), delivery with new innovation launches.
- Prepare customer visit reports and distribute to appropriate internal stakeholders.
- Assist with and create forecasting planning.
- Observe all Crown & OSHA safety policies and/or customer’s safety policies, whichever is stricter.
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years related experience in customer service, sales support, project, or account management.
- Demonstrable experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, creating value for end customers, and driving excellence within areas of responsibility.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and customers.
- Must be flexible and able to drive change management.
- Self-manages; takes initiative and able to collaborate across geographies and functions in a matrixed environment.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- High integrity and ethics.
- Understand and resolve technical questions and requests.
- Required knowledge and understanding of technical drawings and mechanical and process interactions.
- Able to read, analyze, and interpret contracts.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Required knowledge of SAP Business One or other similar ERP system.
- Preferred knowledge of SharePoint.
- Required knowledge of SalesForce or similar CRM system.
- Must be able to communicate in English fluently.
- Ability to communicate in a second language – European or Asian languages preferred but not required.
- Ability to travel on a need basis – Expected: domestically or internationally and up to 30% of the calendar year.
#LI-IM1 CPM Acquisition Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
CPM Acquisition Corp. offers competitive compensation and benefits, including paid holidays and vacations, 401k, medical/dental insurance, tuition assistance, and more.