Manage key customer accounts, build relationships, ensure accurate data entry in ERP, and meet sales goals while representing company values.
Unleash Your Potential with Velocity Electronics!
We are looking for a STRATEGIC ACCOUNT MANAGER in Austin - Texas to deliver exceptional experience and outcomes by working with a portfolio of key customer accounts to facilitate sustainable and long-term businesses.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cultivate and maintain strategic customer relationships
- Sell a portfolio of key accounts
- Assist in the implementation of global sales and purchasing strategies
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the structure, culture, and needs of key customers
- Manage and facilitate own individual training, including sales, sourcing, and throughput
- Ensure customer requirements are accurately entered in Velocity's ERP system
- Consistently deliver on monthly and quarterly gross profit sales goals
- Represent and communicate Velocity’s culture, values, and value proposition
- Provide immediate and reliable solutions to customer needs
- Complete detailed records of all sales data regarding contracts, quotations, and other customer interactions and annotate all customer touches in Velocity's ERP system
- Create and present periodic reports detailing customer interactions and sales/gross profit totals
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 2+ years of experience in sales or business development (Preferably within the electronic components industry but not required)
- Demonstrated expertise in sourcing, product knowledge, account management, CRM
- Computer literate: experience with complex ERP systems preferred
Why Join Us:
At Velocity Electronics, our core values—Be Amazing Today, Demonstrate Mutual Respect and Trust, Act Courageously, and Own Your Outcomes—drive our success. Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is driven to exceed goals? At Velocity, you’ll be empowered to take ownership of your success, build meaningful relationships, and drive growth through innovative solutions.
Join a top independent electronic components distributor serving the world’s leading contract manufacturers and OEMs!
This is an onsite position reporting to our Global Headquarters in Austin, Texas.
Velocity Electronics Austin, Texas, USA Office
2208 Energy Drive,, Austin, TX, United States, 78758
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