External Job Title Account Manager

Job Location City Woodridge

Job Location State Illinois

Reference # 37862BR

Department Sales

Hiring Manager Title SCC District Sales Manager I

Responsibilities This position will be open to applicants until end of business day on Friday, Nov. 20th. All candidates must submit applications no later than Nov. 20th in order to be considered.

Staples Advantage is hiring an Account Manager in the Peoria-Bloomington region to cultivate business partnerships within existing accounts. Prior responsibility for direct management of enterprise accounts is a candidate requirement.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

- Develop and deliver strategies and tactics for customer prospects, in partnership with District Sales Mgr of account management.

- Coordinate site-specific tactical profit management.

- Coordinate, with business development team, new customer implementation; and manage initiation of new programs within existing accounts.

- Coordinate customer reviews with contacts on-site and/or by phone/webinar.

- Support assigned service locations with ad-hoc updates to agreements, to include such issues as billing requirements, shipping specifications, product selection updates, pricing changes, StaplesLink functionality and other possible needs.

- Solicit new business opportunities within your base of accounts.

- Manage purchase mix and compliance at customers' locations and divisions (individual sites and end-users, and possible subsidiaries, etc).

Qualifications 2-4 years experience in managing national account sales growth, administration and overall customer service, with direct customer interaction and full responsibility for achievement of clearly stated corporate objectives such as revenue and profit growth

2-4 years experience in strategically managing account profitability

Experience in mentoring sales and servicing associates in working with senior executives

Proven ability to penetrate existing accounts - identifying and acquiring new business opportunities such as expansion into previously non-purchased product categories

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Must possess strong knowledge/work experience using Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), as frequent use of Excel, PowerPoint and Word is a job requirement.

Staples is an EEO/AA Employer.