Account Manager

Summary

The Account Manager will promote and sell the company’s K-12 Educational Furniture products through effective customer prospecting, sales techniques and customer service by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Promote and sell products and services to customers and prospects.

• Develop thorough product knowledge of multiple furniture lines
• Find, attract and develop prospects into new and repeat customers.
• Manage assigned client list of new and existing customers.
• Project a professional image to customers at all times.
• Effectively utilize CRM tools to develop sales opportunities and time management.
• Provide customers with product demonstrations, presentations, options and quotations.
• Respond to customer and company requests in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with Sales Assistants and other company associates to deliver outstanding customer service.
• Learn and support sales policies and procedures, including creating proposals and vendor orders.
• Local travel required - must have reliable transportation.
• Attend local trade shows, including setup and staffing of company exhibit booth.
• Cooperatively perform other related duties as assigned.

Work Conditions

Physical Demands

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment

The employee is occasionally able to lift up to 10 pounds.

Vision

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision,

depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills

• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Use mathematics to perform product pricing and furniture layout tasks.
• Motivate and direct people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

• Work professionally with people from a wide variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and others.
• Collaborate with others and work effectively in a team environment.
• Independent problem solving skills.
• Work independently with minimum supervision while prioritizing workloads to meet deadlines.
• Take initiative to plan and complete assigned work with a high level of accuracy.
• Manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Plan projects and implement operational strategies.
• Research, analyze and critically review information.
• Make sound independent decisions by applying policies and procedures and using available resources.
• Balance competing demands for time and prioritize workload to meet strict deadlines
• Demonstrate commitment to affirmative action and diversity, and a high level of professional credibility and personal integrity.
• Outstanding communication, problem-solving, and presentation skills.

Knowledge

• Computer Knowledge
• English Language
• Customer and Personal Service
• Communication Proficiency
• Teamwork Orientation
• Marketing

• Sales
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with CRM tools and virtual meeting platforms.

Warehouse Direct is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, sexual orientation, military status, order of protection status or unfavorable discharge from military service.