Strategic Accounts Manager

As a Strategic Accounts Manager, you will help foster and nurture strong, relationships with assigned strategic accounts at all organizational levels. Your primary responsibility will be to drive sales growth with PPG and non-PPG customers while collaborating with various stakeholders on the East Coast. You will report to the Automotive Refinish Director of Sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage robust relationships with existing and target customers to ensure long-term success.
• Lead the sales process to increase sales with new customers in assigned geography.
• Identify opportunities to increase sales and market share among non-PPG customers.
• Coordinate activities and communication with the Strategic Accounts Team, PPG regional managers, Territory Managers, Business Development Managers, and local distributor partners to ensure alignment and maximize business opportunities.
• Collect and analyze Paint and Material data and trends on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis when needed for key accounts.
• Coordinate between customers and PPG's Sales and Marketing departments to launch new products.
• Lead the conversion process for new Collision locations for key strategic accounts.
• Understand and be able to effectively implement PPG's direct invoicing model.
• Be able to facilitate communication with customers and achieve agreed upon business goals.
• Developing and implementing strategic account plans to achieve sales targets and enhance customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Sales Professional
• Minimum of 5 years sales experience in the Refinish or collision repair industry
• Demonstrable experience in negotiating and meeting client's requirements
• In-depth understanding of sales performance metrics
• Understanding of collision center performance metrics
• Hands-on experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word

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