Full-Time

Senior Account Manager

Posted on 2/4/2025

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark

10,001+ employees

Manufactures personal care and hygiene products

Compensation Overview

$97k - $120kAnnually

+ Bonus

Senior

Oakland, CA, USA

Candidate must reside within the Bay Area, CA.

Category
Strategic Account Management
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Lead Generation
Requirements
  • 5+ years outside or inside sales experience; B2B sales preferred
  • Experience working with distributors in the JanSan, industrial/MRO, healthcare or related industries
  • High school degree or equivalent required; bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • CRM system knowledge – Salesforce Lightning, and pipeline management
  • Experience in Digital, virtual and/or social selling platforms
Responsibilities
  • Expertly use prospecting skills to identify large end users and end user markets
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with distribution partners
  • Proactively use digital technology (video, AI, and social media, etc.) platforms to identify leads and business opportunities, build relationships, and represent KCP’s brand
  • Regularly engage existing targeted end user customers to understand their business needs and identify buying behavior/value drivers in order to best position current and new products and solutions
  • Develop & own exceptional relationships with Distributor Sales Representatives (DSRs) and serve as a proven selling consultant to help jointly close sales when relevant
  • Collaborate with the Distribution Management teams and DSRs to initiate/build relationship with potential end-user customers
  • Engage targeted distribution customers to understand their business needs/drivers and execute activities to support those needs
  • Utilize end user marketing insights, digital prospecting techniques, and centrally developed lead campaigns to generate opportunities and close new business
  • Build and drive end user solutions to always maximize the customer’s experience while keeping KCP’s revenue expectations in mind
  • Execute annual business plans to help maximize top-line and bottom-line growth and achieve volume, market share and profit/contribution objectives
  • Maintain an active and accurate pipeline in Salesforce and meet sales financial and activity targets for respective position
  • Continually improve selling / prospecting skills (e.g., Challenger) and develop expertise in relevant industry verticals
Desired Qualifications
  • Digital Selling: Digital technology platforms to identify leads, build business opportunities and relationships.
  • Business Acumen: Ability to apply financial insights to guide decision-making; ability to use internal and external data to craft a compelling story to respond to opportunities.
  • Results Orientation: Drive to win; makes courageous decisions to drive sales results with new and existing customers.
  • Agility: Adapts to new situations quickly; takes calculated risks.
  • Relationship-oriented: Builds broad network and strong relationships.
  • Propensity for Action: Sense of urgency to get work accomplished.
  • Proactive: Takes initiative; self-driven.
  • Resiliency: Overcome obstacles; perseverance for long sales cycles.
  • Competitive: Achievement motivation; driven to win.
  • Active Learning: Ability & desire to learn quickly, fail fast and apply learning.
  • Active Listening/ Emotional Intelligence: Aware of others’ emotions; uses emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.
  • Analytical Reasoning: Data fluency; deriving insights from financial and market data.

Kimberly-Clark manufactures and markets personal care and hygiene products, serving individual consumers, businesses, and healthcare institutions. Its well-known brands include Kleenex, Huggies, Scott, Kotex, and Depend, which are widely recognized around the world. The company operates in both developed and emerging markets, utilizing a strong distribution network to reach a diverse customer base. Kimberly-Clark generates revenue primarily through the sale of essential hygiene products to retailers, who then sell them to consumers. Additionally, its K-C Professional division offers workplace solutions like paper towels and safety products. What sets Kimberly-Clark apart from competitors is its strong brand recognition, commitment to sustainability, and focus on social impact through initiatives like improving sanitation in underserved communities. The company's goal is to provide essential hygiene products while promoting environmental responsibility and social well-being.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1871

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Recognition as a World's Most Ethical Company boosts brand loyalty and customer trust.
  • The Powering Care strategy drives organic growth and operational efficiency.
  • Increased demand for eco-friendly products supports the expansion of the Greenleaf line.

What critics are saying

  • Rising raw material costs could impact Kimberly-Clark's profit margins.
  • Increased competition from private label brands may erode market share.
  • Loss of PPE business to Ansell could weaken Kimberly-Clark's market presence.

What makes Kimberly-Clark unique

  • Kimberly-Clark's strong brand recognition sets it apart in the personal care market.
  • The company's commitment to sustainability enhances its appeal to eco-conscious consumers.
  • Innovative products like Onvation SmartFit technology differentiate Kimberly-Clark in commercial facilities.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Hybrid Work Options

401(k) Company Match

Profit Sharing

Relocation Assistance

Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Company News

PR Newswire
Mar 11th, 2025
Kimberly-Clark Recognized As One Of The 2025 World'S Most Ethical Companies®

It is the seventh consecutive year the company has been named to the list, which honors organizations committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs.DALLAS, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark has received the 2025 World's Most Ethical Companies ® recognition by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.This marks the seventh consecutive year that Kimberly-Clark has been named to this prestigious list and ten times overall. The company is one of only two honorees in the Consumer Products industry. In 2025, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 19 countries and 44 industries."This long-standing recognition by Ethisphere reflects the deep commitment of our global teams to lead with integrity and uphold our values every day," said Grant McGee, General Counsel at Kimberly-Clark. "It is an honor to receive this award, which powerfully affirms the high standards by which Kimberly-Clark fulfills our purpose of providing Better Care for a Better World.""Kimberly-Clark's inclusion on the World's Most Ethical Companies list for seven consecutive years underscores the company's steadfast dedication to corporate compliance and ethical culture," said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair. "The company's long-standing, deep-rooted commitment to upholding the highest standards of ethics and integrity is a powerful example of leadership in business."Methodology & ScoringThe World's Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere's proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ different proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance; governance; a culture of ethics; environmental and social impact; and initiatives that support a strong value chain. That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by our panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year's group of applicants

Cleanroom Technology
Mar 4th, 2025
Ansell Manages PPE Brands Post Acquisition

Ansell will manage Kimtech and KleenGuard orders in North America and Europe following its acquisition of Kimberly-Clark's PPE business in April 2024. This expands Ansell's safety solutions portfolio. New initiatives include the RightCycle Programme for PPE waste disposal and APEX for cleanroom management. The next transition phase is set for June 2025, when Ansell's Latin America and Asia Pacific teams will start handling orders for these brands.

ISSA
Mar 4th, 2025
Kimberly-Clark Launches New Technology to Revolutionize Restroom Management

Kimberly-Clark Professional introduced a customer-centric innovation called Onvation(R) SmartFit(TM) technology consisting of a small, internet-enabled sensor that fits inside paper towel and bath tissue dispensers to provide real-time data that helps commercial facility managers schedule janitorial staff more efficiently and reduce waste.

PR Newswire
Jan 28th, 2025
Kimberly-Clark Delivers Solid Results In First Year Of Transformation

2024 established foundation for Powering Care strategy while delivering an above-algorithm year2025 outlook reflects continued organic growth and operating momentum as transformation progresses. DALLAS, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2024 results that illustrated the strength of its innovation-led growth model, driving volume gains, improving product mix, and generating significant efficiencies enabling reinvestment in its brands, new capabilities, and generating attractive returns to its shareholders. "2024 was a breakthrough year for Kimberly-Clark with the launch of our transformative, multi-year Powering Care strategy and successfully rewiring our organization into three powerhouse segments with world-class functional support," said Kimberly-Clark Chairman and CEO, Mike Hsu. "Our full-year results exceeded our new long-term growth algorithm - supported by consistent execution across the organization - and we established a strong foundation to accelerate our strategy in 2025 and beyond."

PR Newswire
Jan 28th, 2025
Kimberly-Clark Declares Dividend Increase

DALLAS, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.26 per share, a level 3.3 percent higher than its previous regular quarterly payout. The dividend is payable on April 2, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2025.This represents the 53rd consecutive year that the company has increased its dividend to shareholders.About Kimberly-ClarkKimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what's important to them. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold No. 1 or No

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