Description

National Account Manager Job Description

We are searching for a skilled national account manager to oversee and manage client relationships on a national basis for our company. In this role, you will act as the senior representative for the company and work with our national clients and partners.

To ensure success as a national account manager, you should have excellent interpersonal skills, confidence, and the ability to lead a team of salespeople in managing accounts across the country. A top-notch national account manager will bring skills as a negotiator, problem solver, and thought-leader to the table.

National Account Manager Responsibilities:

• Creating and monitoring targets for the national sales department.
• Building a trusting and professional relationship with clients.
• Meeting with clients and account managers.
• Ensuring that all accounts are looked after and maintained.
• Following up on complaints and queries on behalf of clients.
• Promoting new products to customers in your department.
• Reporting to senior management on the status of your accounts.
• Taking a leading role in presentations and proposals for national accounts.
• Monitoring and identifying market trends, competitors, and new sales leads.

Qualifications

National Account Manager Requirements

• A sales background with a demonstrated history of sales performance with Big-Box retail stores
• A thorough aptitude for analysis and strategy.
• Decisive thinking and leadership abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and client-relations skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills. Ability to clearly articulate trends, results & strategy based on data analysis and present appropriate adjustments to marketing plans accordingly
• Results-oriented: demonstrates a sense of urgency for overcoming obstacles and achieving measurable results; resourceful and driven; willing to get hands dirty and personally drive projects and timelines
• A strong client-focused mindset.