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Myers Industries

Account Manager

Myers Industries, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Our One Myers team is made up of some of the most revered brands in the industry, including: Myers Tire Supply, Patch Rubber Company, Tuffy Manufacturing, Akro-Mils, Scepter, Buckhorn Inc, Jamco Products, Ameri-Kart, Elkhart Plastics and Trilogy Plastics.

Our people are the engine behind our growth, and they work to deepen our customer relationships, serve our niche industries, and drive our success.

We invite you to apply and consider joining our team as we drive our business forward. We would love to have you as part of the next chapter of our growth story!

This is a remote position based in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa or Wisconsin.

Job Overview The Account Manager will drive Myers’ organic growth efforts and lead all strategic sales objectives, both with current product offerings and the direction of next generation product development.

The Account Manager will foster and maintain strong, long‑term relationships, penetrate key accounts to secure new business and achieve profitable sales growth toward business goals. This is a unique opportunity to sell a more efficient, safer and reusable packaging solution to the world’s biggest brands.

As Myers’ Account Manager, you will deliver customer‑centric solutions by combining the tactics of Key Account Management, Business Development and Sales Hunting with the advantage of knowing that Buckhorn (Myers) is the leader in the marketplace.

Duties and Responsibilities

Negotiates and administers all pricing and contract negotiations with customers by leveraging financial information to achieve optimal return on investments

Drives partnered innovation concepts through Buckhorn’s New Product Development team using a Stage Gate process for project management

Develops and nurtures strong customer contacts and ensures positive, productive and professional relationships within multiple levels of customer management

Identifies product and market research opportunities to protect current market position and develop new and expanded markets for existing products

Translates and quantifies the value proposition – applies Buckhorn’s solutions to tangible and compelling customer needs by aligning product positioning to both the customers’ corporate strategy and quantifiable improvements within their supply chain

Creates customer‑specific action plans with key accountabilities and timing and uses Valid Business Reasons (VBR) approach on sales calls

Coordinates the involvement of company personnel including support, service, and management resources to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations

Builds strong relationships across all functions including senior leadership, New Product Development, Operations, Pricing and Purchasing

Proactively assesses, clarifies, and validates customer needs and competitive threats on an ongoing basis, including seeking value‑add opportunities for strengthening marketplace position

Interfaces with other functional departments to provide current information on competitive market conditions and guidance on support programs to meet near‑ and long‑term objectives

Maintains high customer satisfaction ratings

Provides advice and assistance to the Sales Manager and other functional areas

Ensures brand consistency

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Proficient in navigating supplier portals

Strong leadership and managerial skills

Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently

Goal‑oriented, organized team player

Encouraging to team and staff; able to mentor and lead

Self‑motivated and self‑directed

Excellent interpersonal relationship skills

Intermediate computer skills, including CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel skills

Strong negotiation skills, with ability to follow through on client contracts

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; a listener, presenter, and people‑person

Ability to analyze data and sales statistics and translate results into better solutions

Education and Experience

4‑year bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

Minimum of three to five years of strategic sales experience in a business‑to‑business environment

Proven experience networking and selling to large strategic customers

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Must reside in assigned sales geographic territory

Travel up to 50%

Physical Requirements

Regular use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects

Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear, occasionally bending, stooping, kneeling, and climbing stairs

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Seniority level Associate

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Plastics Manufacturing

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