The George E. Booth Co. is a
family-owned and operated industrial automation sales company looking to hire
their next full-time Account Manager in Louisville, KY
The George E. Booth Co. is a major distributor of process instrumentation products and
related services to customers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and
Tennessee. Founded in 1963, George E. Booth Sr. recognized that there
would be a natural evolution in the development of products for the industrial
instrumentation process field.
Responsibilities for the Account Manager
- Responsibility to locate and
develop new business opportunities within a territory for each of the
company's product segments and negotiate commercial terms with customer(s) - Communication with all current
and potential customers on a regular basis and oversee all sales activity
within the assigned territory - Ability to report on all sales
activity, via Salesforce and manage business through that technical
platform - Requires frequent communication
with inside support for all cost, quality and shipping/receiving, includes
interaction with principal representatives in the territory - Ability to manage workload and
respond to customers in a timely manner, including follow-up contact for
potential leads - Manage personal expenses for
submission to Account department for reimbursement - Knowledge of basic outside
sales principles - Ability
to obtain a broad understanding of product segments and their related
functional capacities
Requirements for the Account Manager
- 4-year collegiate degree, Engineering or some other related
technical field highly recommended - 3-5 years relevant experience in selling
to process control industry recommended - Ability to negotiate, basic contract negotiation,
basic computer skills - Ability to present a professional image with
business acumen - Must have a strong ability to
self-initiate tasks and set goals
Demands for the Account Manager
- Full-time, salary exempt position Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Occasional evening and weekend work may be
required as job duties demand - Overnight travel is rarely expected; daily
travel throughout business hours is required - Physical access to all customers in Louisville, KY areas required daily
- Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, moving
parts, loud noise and vibration will occur - Occasional exposure to a variety of extreme
conditions at customer job sites
The ideal candidate will have abilities
to interface with customers to fully develop an understanding of customer needs
and maintain open channels of communication with both internal and external
partners to ensure all customer needs are met. Regular
travel to local territory will be required during normal business hours. A
clean driving record required. Ability to travel throughout the United States,
as needed. This role comes with a competitive compensation plan and as well as
excellent benefits. Drug and background screenings will be required as a
condition of employment. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in
the United States.
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