Global Account Manager (Remote)

As a Global Account Manager, you will maintain executive level client relationships at key large multinational organizations and provide consultative selling to support strategic long-term objectives and profitability of the organization. You will align Wesco’s vast resources to support our clients’ needs on a global scale to maximize our growth opportunity and expand product sets internationally. You will drive profitability through strategic account management and new business development and manage accounts, programs and/or projects of significant scope and complexity. You will develop, implement, and execute supply chain solutions across multiple sites, regions, and theatres. You will resolve complex issues and propose strategic solutions (i.e. sustainability model, supply chain - forward provisioning, supply chain interruptions).

Responsibilities:

• Strong capability to identify opportunity for related services offered by company, facilitate introductions, and engage in multi-person sales cycle while retaining customer control
• Ability to cultivate executive level relationships across countries (internally and externally).
• Provide tactical and strategic leadership in opportunity identification & issue resolution occurring within assigned account and/or business unit.
• Cross collaboration across the entire Wesco organization, identify strategic solutions that "own the building".
• Maintains and manages a pipeline of opportunities at named accounts, including Renewals, Projects, and share improvement opportunities.
• Accountable to senior management globally to lead the development and execution of the Strategic Account Plans
• Expert in strategic selling and takes the lead in high level sales engagements.
• Communicates Customer Activity, Opportunity Status, Renewal Status, and Strategic Project progress to executive team.
• Pursues new agreements, Value-Add/Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) commitments and increasing customer wallet-share.
• Ability to negotiate contracts, master supply agreements, master contractual agreements. Good understanding of legal contract terms. Must be able to understand the risk landscape and financial impacts of these contracts. Need to understand both local impact of contracts, as well as global implications.
• Ability to develop and execute strategies to attract, grow, and maintain global customer relationships, including executive relationships, customer mapping, and reference selling.
• Engages strategic supplier senior sales and senior management resources to enlist support and create solutions that adhere to corporate supplier strategy implications.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and recommends internal and external innovative solutions new to the marketplace
• Ensures achievement of global sales revenue targets.
• Ability to identify opportunities, assemble pursuit plan, facilitate contract negotiation, and assemble execution team to meet expected program/project financial performance.

Qualifications:

• Understands how to navigate across cultures
• Ability to travel 25% - 50%
• Ability to understand where potential exists in assigned accounts and can recognize and create opportunities.
• Ability to strategically manage large projects.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude for building strong client relationships.
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred
• Proficiency with CRM software and Microsoft Office.
• High School Degree or Equivalent required
• 5 years - Experience selling at an executive level as a key account manager/management of large account portfolios.
• 5 years - Experience in executing in a matrix organization managing multiple stakeholders and projects.
• A confident and relentless approach that can withstand significant internal & external pressure.
• Ability to network and navigate the political landscape of large complex customers, with a focus on reaching the decision-maker regardless of title.
• 5+ years - proven sales experience in outside sales or global account management
• History of success maintaining and developing key relationships.
• Understanding of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of people and resources.

The expected salary range for this role is $82,800 - $103,500. This is the salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s compensation level within the range will be based on several factors, including but not limited to geographic location, experience, relevant education, qualifications, skills, organizational needs, and performance. This position may be eligible to participate in the company’s incentive plan. Wesco provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, disability insurance, 401k Plan, and Paid Time Off.

Wesco International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Wesco") provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law. US applicants only, we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

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