Company:
Mitsubishi Films America (MFA) Greer, SC
Job Description:
Job Purpose
The Sales Account Manager will develop new business in the selected markets as assigned. The candidate will also manage customer accounts, implement customer strategies, and work with various members of the Greer organization to maximize profitability and contribution margin to the business.
Principal Accountabilities
• Develop and strengthen customer accounts and relationships in selected markets as assigned.
• Achieve and maintain specific sales goals to include volumes, pricing, and revenues for
assigned customers and market area.
• Work aggressively to identify and secure new business and product opportunities consistent
with the business strategy.
• Support and manage new and existing customer base through inventory control, handling of
customer inquiries, customer complaints and other miscellaneous day-to-day business support
functions.
• Make presentations to customers and markets as needed on the company organization,
products, technical capabilities, service, and market trends.
• Research and analyze market trends to include end use applications, requirements, pricing,
volume usage, competitive activity and provide recommendations based on findings to
management on short and long-term direction.
• Develop and serve as a product and applications knowledge expert for assigned market area
and provide general process and quality knowledge to internal and external resources.
• Provide information and conduct presentations on customers and market activities to
company management teams when and as needed and requested.
• Lead and coordinate R&D, quality, and manufacturing process support as appropriate at
assigned accounts.
Knowledge / Skills / Experience
• Bachelor's Degree required; Business background preferred.
• 2 - 5 years of experience in Industrial Sales or technically - oriented roles preferred
• Knowledge of PET film products, markets, and competing films is preferred.
• Strong sales and negotiation skills with the ability to aggressively promote products.
• Ability to work across functional groups at all levels of the organization.
• 50% Travel Required.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Effective Team Player