Account Manager, Industry

Overview

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. We have more than 28,000 employees who solve problems that impact customers in manufacturing, health, water, and mobility.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who want a place to do their best work.

The Industry Account Manager is responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies and plans to meet or exceed annual sales goals and grow market share. This role establishes and maintains executive-level relationships at assigned accounts and grows customer spend by clearly defining business value and aligning Rockwell Automation capabilities to the customer’s desired outcomes. You will report to the Industry Sales Manager and work remote out of Minneapolis, Minnesota or Iowa.

• Owns the account strategy within assigned accounts and communicates to extended teams on an account-by-account basis.
• Establishes executive level relationships within the customer base and understands customer processes, business drivers and organizational model.
• Establishes a trusted advisor relationship with customers, understands customer processes, business drivers and organizational model while providing guidance on customer's strategic initiatives.
• Follows the Rockwell Automation sales process: knows assigned accounts, plans for growth, maintains a healthy funnel, drives opportunities to closure and evaluates performance to goal.
• Understands the industry (applications, standards/regulations, drivers and trends), the customer's organization and desired business outcomes and Rockwell Automation offerings and delivery mechanisms as well as partner capabilities relevant to assigned accounts.
• Provides application knowledge and industry expertise. Manages sales activities according to Rockwell Automation's outcome-based selling methodology.
• Proactively collaborates with the North America Regional Industry Managers.
• Qualifies customer opportunities, engages the appropriate resources and coordinates the solution design to impact the customer's decision process and presents solutions to the customer (value proposition).
• Brings the right resources to the table to impact the customer's decision process and presents solutions to the customer.
• Coordinates Rockwell Automation account team, senior management, and a technical engagement team (domain experts) to plan for and win identified opportunities.
• Maintains accurate assessment of target and opportunity funnel within the Salesforce Customer Relationship Management system.
• Teams with corporate Contracts and Negotiations group to come to terms with customers.
• Negotiates contract terms and conditions (T&Cs), pricing, discounts and allowances.
• Supports customer/internal account reviews.
• Sets and helps manage internal/external partner expectations.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent years of experience
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• The ability to travel 50% of the time.
• A valid driver's license.

• 5 years' experience in outcome-based selling techniques
• 5 years of account management experience selling into focus industries such as F&B, CPG, Life Sciences, or heavy industry
• IIOT, Digital Transformation, and Industry Experience
• Prior experience in technical sales, industrial distribution, manufacturing operations, systems integration or an engineering firm, or graduate of the Rockwell Automation Sales Training Program
• Experience working with all levels of an industrial automation plant (customer) including VPs, plant engineers and OEM machine builders.

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
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At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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