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Snavely Forest Products

Sales Account Manager

Snavely Forest Products, Austin, Texas, us, 78716

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Snavely Forest Products, established in 1902, is one of the nation's leading distributors of specialty building products. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operates sales and distribution facilities in Pittsburgh, Westminster, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Liberty, and Oklahoma City. With over a century of experience, Snavely Forest Products has built a strong reputation for reliability and expertise in the building materials industry, offering exceptional service to customers across the United States.

Account Manager Responsibilities The

Account

Manager’s

responsibilities include developing strong relationships with customers, connecting with key business executives to identify customer needs and exceed client expectations, and driving overall sales growth. The Account Manager will liaise between customers and cross‑functional internal teams, ensuring the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs, and improving the overall customer experience. This individual will be adept at building strong relationships with strategic customers and making sure we become their distributor of choice.

Territory The Account Manager will cover a territory encompassing Eastern OH, Northern PA, and Western NY. Multiple overnight stays are expected per week to cover the territory.

Compensation Base Salary of $19,200 + Draw of $54k against commissions. Reimbursement of vehicle expenses for business purposes.

New Customer Acquisition

Generate new customer business reflective of sales goals

Conduct sales presentations to close new customer business

Participate in building materials industry trade show events

Work with the sales team to discover new business and market opportunities

Align new customers with SFP initiatives such as ROS and CTS Existing Customer Enhancement

Keen knowledge of SFP products and services

Conduct product knowledge training with SFP customers and their customers

Participate in mill trips and customer outings to build relationships

Aggressively looks for opportunities to up‑sell

Establish and manage market pull through activities, Sales Process Management

Meet regularly with management and sales staff to review the status of customer accounts

Use CTS to manage accounts by customers, products, and FLCs

Work in conjunction with Inside Customer Service Representatives to leverage Product Specialist and Vendor Reps' customer opportunities

Provide market and pricing information to the SFP Management team

Prospect for new product and service opportunities

Actively participate in trade associations to provide down‑channel market development, such as HBA, NARI, and NADRA

Education and Qualifications

5 years’ experience in sales and/or marketing with an emphasis on territory management

2 years working in the building materials industry or a similar industry preferred

Proven success in managing large, complex accounts, including building and maintaining executive and C‑level relationships

Proven track record of consistently meeting and exceeding sales objectives.

Skills and Specifications

Extreme focus on customer service experience

Continuous improvement toward excellence

Solid organizational, communication, listening, and presentation skills

Strong work ethic with a demonstrated history of closing sales

Self‑starter, disciplined individual able to manage their schedule effectively

Strong moral and ethical values

Ability to analyze our customers’ business and develop solutions

Ability to travel 3 to 4 days within the regional territory

Understands and can articulate the financial drivers of wholesale, construction, and retail industries

Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, and more through Mutual of Omaha. Employer‑paid benefits: TeleDoc and Hinge Health. 401K and match.

Equal Opportunity Employer Snavely Forest Products is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.

Job Classification

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Sales and Business Development

Industries: Wholesale Building Materials

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