Strategic Account Representative Senior

Employment Type

ALLETE - Non-Union

FLSA Status

Exempt: Salary, not eligible for over time

Strategic Account Representative Senior

$82,000 - $102,000 | In person

Empower industrial, commercial, and municipal customers with trusted guidance and proactive service

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Degree in business administration, marketing, finance, economics, accounting, engineering, communications, or related field preferred.
• Six years or more related experience in account management, marketing, finance, engineering, sales, customer service, or related fields where building strong relationships is required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel.
• Requires excellent level of interpersonal and communication skills to develop and enhance working relationships with customers, as well as to advocate for customer needs within the Company.
• This position may be subject to assessment of skills, job match, and/or aptitude.
  

What You'll Do

• Manage relationships between the Company and assigned large industrial, commercial, institutional, municipal, and/or governmental customers.
• Provide excellent customer service, manage conflict, and respond to a wide variety of changing customer needs and challenges.
• Build in-depth understanding of the customers’ business and develops the accounts at multiple levels with moderate levels of authority and independence.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for key industrial, commercial, and municipal customers, serving as the primary point of coordination for complex customer needs and utility-related issues, building strong customer relationships, identifying market opportunities and emerging customer priorities, bringing customer and market insights back into the organization, supporting special projects, and assisting in the development, negotiating, and implementation of customer agreements, value-added products, and service solutions.
  
  

Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, delivers safe, reliable energy to homes, communities, and major industries across northeastern Minnesota while advancing a long term commitment to sustainability. As a key contributor to ALLETE’s clean energy strategy, the organization is grounded in shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet, creating meaningful opportunities for professionals at every stage of their career.

The expected annual compensation range for this position is $82,000 - $102,000. Compensation offered to the selected candidate will vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, training, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, this position qualifies for a comprehensive benefits package, including an Incentive Program, Retirement Benefits, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences, and more.

Employer will not sponsor Visas for position.

External applicants must apply online via www.allete.com/careers.

This job posting will be available for application until the position has been filled OR the posting close date noted herein, whichever date is earlier.

ALLETE is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact our Human Resources department at 218-723-3921.

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