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Effectively develops and manages trusted relationships for assigned customers/accounts. Promotes company options and solutions to customers on a regular basis. Identifies sales opportunities to deliver focused market/brand solutions to the customer resulting in increased market share, sales and margin for suppliers and maximizing value to the company. Consistently delivers revenue or profit that supports and drives the account/customer to meet financial sales metrics.\n Principal Responsibilities:\nDelivers solutions or finds new opportunities for a positive customer experience utilizing independent judgment and sales methodology.\nInitiates and answers sales inquiries directly from/to prospective and/or existing customers to promote product offerings, services and capabilities.\nPromptly and accurately responds to prospective or existing customer information requests.\nMonitors/follows up on sales activities throughout the process to meet or exceed customer requirements from initial contact to order fulfillment.\nMaintains and expands sales with existing accounts through a high level of customer service and customer knowledge (e.g., Distribution Total Available Market (DTAM), projects in pipeline, critical start dates).\nWorking in a team environment, proactively coordinates sales efforts and strategies with internal resources such as product, materials, field sales and suppliers.\nEffectively communicates with customers regarding current product information and provides accurate and detailed pricing, quotes, and input on products and final solutions.\nCoordinates existing customer requirements for inventories, delivery lead time and unit prices.\nOther duties as assigned.\nJob Level Specifications:\nExtensive knowledge of the organization, job, practices and procedures, enabling a high level of contribution.\nCompletes complex assignments requiring significant judgment, initiative and problem solving skills.\nWork is performed under minimal guidance and assigned in the form of desired expectations. Independent judgment is used to determine best approach and creativity is expected to achieve maximum results and handle new situations.\nCollaboration with internal or external contacts. May participate on teams for special assignments. Responds to requests from customers, senior management, internal and/or external contacts.\nActions may have significant impact to department as well as others. 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