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W.W. Grainger

Industrial MRO supplier offering inventory management

Account Manager

Account ManagementUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeOttawa, ON, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • More than 2 years of direct outside-sales experience, or equivalent inside-sales or marketing experience.
  • Experience with sales forecasting, opportunity management, and customer planning.
  • Ability to align planning objectives with a pipeline-development process to increase market revenue.
  • Ability to use sales processes to identify customer objections and concerns and determine an appropriate solution.
  • A high school diploma or general education credential is required; post-secondary education is preferred.
  • Bilingual fluency in French and English is required because the role regularly interacts with customers, partners, and Grainger team members in both official languages.
  • Must comply with applicable health and safety requirements at customer sites, including wearing required personal protective equipment. This may include a hard hat, steel-toed safety boots, and facial hair shaved or trimmed to allow a fitted N95 mask or other required protective equipment.
  • A pre-employment background check is required for all external candidates. Internal candidates are subject to a background check when moving from a non-driver to a driver position.

Responsibilities

  • Generate positive sales growth for a specific geographic territory or vertical market, managing an average of 40 to 45 existing accounts with average annual sales of $2 million.
  • Use Grainger's Salesforce customer relationship management system for all aspects of daily sales activity.
  • Understand customer objectives and remain attentive and responsive to changing customer needs.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of market data and access to resources to respond quickly to new developments in customers' businesses.
  • Oversee managed-inventory-related support tasks to improve customer understanding, increase contacts within customer groups, and grow sales results.
  • Communicate Grainger's value proposition by providing solutions that increase profitable sales volume.
  • Develop account-penetration strategies, including regularly reviewing key customers' business activity to maximize sales.
  • Travel to each customer in the market at least once a month, or more frequently as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • More than 2 years of direct outside-sales experience, or equivalent inside-sales or marketing experience.
  • Post-secondary education.

About the Company

W.W. Grainger

Industrial MRO supplier offering inventory management

Grainger provides maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products to businesses and institutions worldwide. Its two-pronged approach combines High-Touch Solutions with inventory management and technical support, and Endless Assortment through online marketplaces like Zoro and MonotaRO for a broad digital catalog. The company leverages a strong supply chain and e-commerce to stock and deliver safety, power tools, lighting, and other facility maintenance items to more than 4 million customers. Its aim is to help customers efficiently source and manage MRO needs at scale across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, and government.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Douglasville, GA
Founded
1927

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