Account Management Specialist
Cummins Inc.
**DESCRIPTION**
Supports the account team and account strategies to build customer relationships and grow our share of the customer's wallet with an assigned set of customers or a geographic region.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Supports the account team in developing and maintaining positive customer relationships.
+ Assists in the organization of customer visits and negotiations.
+ Supports the account team in identifying customer needs.
+ Helps curate/organize data and information that will help a specific customer evaluate Cummins benefits.
+ Provides information to the account team to support the negotiation and implementation of contracts with accounts.
+ Coordinates communication and interfaces with the customer at appropriate levels.
+ Coordinates internal communication across sales roles and segments and/or with internal stakeholders.
+ Supports the account team to meet revenue and share goals within assigned accounts.
+ Acts as a champion for the voice of the customer within the business.
+ Supports projects intended to improve customer relationships, customer value, and business growth with assigned accounts.
+ Executes the Cummins Sales Process.
+ Supports/maintains accurate reporting and forecasting, using Cummins tools and processes and Customer Relationship Management systems.
+ Supports revenue growth by identifying and contacting new business opportunities and participating in cost reduction initiatives.
+ Manages account receivable deliverables including discussing and negotiating payment terms.
+ Maintains sales forecasts and tracks progress and accuracy against forecast.
+ Works with internal stakeholders and customers to balance inventory, service, and delivery capabilities with customer expectations.
+ Liaises with OEMs for relationship building, capturing front-line product feedback, and competition benchmarking.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Experience:**
+ Basic relevant work experience required.
+ Customer-facing experience preferred.
**Competencies:**
+ **Values Differences** - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
+ **Communicates Effectively** - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
+ **Customer Focus** - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
+ **Ensures Accountability** - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
+ **Instills Trust** - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
+ **Articulating Value Proposition** - Interpreting internal and external customer needs based on relevant application; explains and demonstrates products, solutions, and services to distinguish strengths and weaknesses to meet customer's specific needs and differentiate against competition.
+ **Channel Awareness** - Explains and contextualizes industry structure, dynamics, and path to market to advance organizational goals.
+ **Pricing Strategy** - Develops prices by aligning and building consensus with key stakeholders across functions to achieve business targets.
+ **Account Planning** - Identifies objectives to drive execution of business and/or account strategy by reviewing the status relative to where it needs to be and enabling tracking of progress against targets.
+ **Adapts to Target Audience** - Explains complex topics (significant technical data, subject matter expertise, etc.) in such a way that the target audience (e.g., sales professionals, customers, training vendors, etc.) can understand, retain, and use the information.
+ **Integrates Customer Perspective** - Incorporates an understanding of the customers' perspective on our products and sales efforts to develop sales content that improves our ability to meet their needs and increase revenue.
+ **Sales Forecasting** - Collects and assesses customer data from internal and external sources; compares against historical data to determine useful inputs and create a forecast of future consumption patterns.
+ **Sales Pipeline Management** - Plans proactively for successful execution of account/territory-level sales strategies and plans based on the current pipeline; evaluates pipeline health (size, contents, progress); adjusts sales strategy, plans, or high-impact activities accordingly; as applicable, coaches sellers in order to achieve sales objectives.
+ **Sense Making** - Through a series of diagnostic and probing questions and research, develops and/or supports an intimate understanding of customer needs, behaviors, and/or their buying journey. Synthesizes complex information from internal and external resources to deliver tailored solutions for the internal or external customer.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Education, Licenses, Certifications:**
+ College, university, or equivalent degree in Marketing, Sales, or a related subject, or an acceptable combination of education and experience required.
+ Specialized training in Executive Presence, Strategic Selling, Six Sigma, etc., is preferred but not required.
**Job** Sales
**Organization** Cummins Inc.
**Role Category** Hybrid
**Job Type** Exempt - Experienced
**ReqID** 2409344
**Relocation Package** No
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