Position Summary

Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a leader in mobile technologies, consumer electronics, home appliances and enterprise solutions. The company pushes beyond the limits of today’s technology to provide groundbreaking connected experiences across its large portfolio of products and services, including mobile devices, home appliances, home entertainment, 5G networks and digital displays. As an eleven-time winner of EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence, SEA is dedicated to making a positive impact on the environment through its eco-conscious products, practices and operations.

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Role and Responsibilities

If you want to join a Best-in-Class organization, the Samsung Digital Appliance Team is the place to be. We continue to grow our market share by providing the most Innovative products on the market, and our dedication to Market Disruption makes this the destination company for the world’s top talent. From JD Powers to CES, the awards keep piling up. The dynamic culture at Samsung offers both great challenges and great rewards. If you want to work among the very best talent in the industry, working on the most innovative products in the world, Samsung is the next big thing.

The Account Manager – Builder Channel will oversee the implementation of our dual brand strategy for all sales programs and pricing (quote-proposal management and negotiation) with regional & national market Builder Distributors and Builders. The role is accountable for achieving or exceeding annual sales and margin objectives. The position is responsible for training & cultivating all inside distributor sales personnel and working with outside distributor sales personnel in closing new business opportunities with single-family home builders, multi-family principals/contractors, and remodeling companies. The AM is responsible for ensuring all sales programs for all DA brands are known to distributor personnel and leveraged to drive sales revenue and market share. This front-line role will fortify sales relationships while helping to facilitate Samsung’s “order-to-cash” process with distributor administrative management to ensure compliance and efficient execution. The AM role converts regional execution plans into local market actions with trade customers and builders to achieve specific quarterly & annual goals and objectives.

Accountable for achieving current annual sales targets and margins for all DA brands while positioning the business for continued growth in future years

Enabling distributor sales teams, both inside showrooms and outside field teams, to know and understand our dual brand strategy, the value proposition, performance, and features of our products and services

Along with distributor sales personnel, review products and programs with new builders, multi-family contacts, design centers, and interior designers

BD Showroom management practices; updating and developing showroom presence for all Samsung DA brands

Develops in-depth knowledge and expertise with regard to all new single and multi-family construction in their market, as well as being knowledgeable of local production and custom builders and interior designers within assigned market

Provide competitive market intelligence feedback to the RSD and National Sales Director/General Manager

Identifying business opportunities for distributor salespeople and partnering with them to develop business relationships and close contracts

Maintain an up-to-date sales call plan with objectives, documenting all communications, and committed to actions to distributor personnel and AM follow-through

Coordinate with other AM's on behalf of distributors to coordinate a multi-market builder or out-of-market business opportunity, such a multi-family project

Participates in regular builder/project tracking meetings with specification representative

Has total working knowledge of all marketing support materials and how they can be best utilized

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experience

Focus on sales productivity and growth with a high percentage of time (70%) involved in selling activities and face time with trade customers. Balanced with 30% (home office) in sales administration

Tracks and communicates product/forecasting needs to RSD

Responsible for upgrading sales and relationship management skills set on an on-going basis, i.e., “The Challenger Sale”

Business and trade customer performance conversion abilities

Product training expert on home appliances and home automation

Managing quote/pricing practices

Progressive sales leadership career (5 to 10+ years) working with the home building and remodeling industries, preferably in the home appliance industry

Working knowledge of the Super Premium/Luxury segment of the appliance industry and how it integrates with the builder distributors and home building industry

Working with building material distributor’s inside and outside sales personnel

History of exceeding challenging sales quotas and overcoming internal and trade customer obstacles and competitive actions

Experience working with local chapters of industry associations, i.e., NAHB, NKBA, and ASID, and consistent involvement in committee work.

Must become an active member of local industry associations such as NAHB, NKBA, and ASID, attend all meetings and join selective committees

Participates in regional or national trade shows as required

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Regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Employee Purchase Program, Tuition Assistance (after 6 months), Paid Time Off, Student Loan Program (after 6 months), Wellness Incentives, and many more.  In addition, regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) are eligible for MBO bonus compensation based on company, division, and individual performance.

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