Senior Account Manager

This is a remote position. The candidate must reside within the Greater Chicago area.

Principal Purpose of Sr. Special Accounts Manager:

• Manages an existing sustained customer base with a minimum sustained territory size of $30 million up to $75 million.
• Territory will include strategic and platinum accounts.
• Outside sales rep in the greater Chicago area.
• Generates a minimum of 5% new profitable sales each fiscal year.
• Spends up to 25% of time focusing on growth through new & existing customers via new and existing products.
• Manages time and territory in conjunction with manager on a monthly basis.
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned.

Required for the Sr. Special Accounts Manager:

• Four-year college degree in Business or related discipline required.
• 10+ years of sales/relationship management experience.
• Proficient knowledge of markets and pricing practices/policies.
• Ability to be flexible and organized when faced with frequently changing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communications skills. Strong quantitative and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to resolve conflicts and arrive at good business decisions.

Preferred for the Sr. Special Accounts Manager:

• Customer service orientation.
• Experience with effectively managing projects or teams. Forecast and plans resource requirements for projects.
• experience interpreting internal / external business issues with the ability to recommend best practices.
• experience monitoring and controlling cost for own work and may need to manage costs/budgets for large projects/areas.
• Enhanced knowledge of product offerings, product functionality, and alloy applications.
• Enhanced knowledge of markets and pricing practices/policies.
• Strong goal and results orientation; high energy.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Strong quantitative and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Ability to utilize knowledge of systems and processes to optimize workflow.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills.
• Effectiveness with multiple information systems, both mainframe and PC-based. Excellent interpersonal and verbal communications skills; demonstrates candor and an openness to viewpoints of others.
• Proven ability to resolve conflicts and arrive at good business decisions.
• Willingness to offer a dissenting viewpoint during group decision making.
• Professional business writing skills.

Carpenter Technology Company offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including life, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, 401k with company contributions as well as many other options to employees.