Account Manager III
About this position
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
• Must establish strong relationships with direct customers and actively engage key buying influencers to enhance sales effectiveness
• Inspire and guide both internal teams and external partners, with a strong focus on fostering teamwork and driving the achievement of shared sales goals
• Able to identify and prioritize new client opportunities while developing solution implementation and growth strategies
• Actively cultivate and develop channel partnerships, implementing strategies that increase partner success and growth.
• Prospect for new business, qualify sales leads, and generate a strong opportunity funnel. Continually advance opportunities to close business.
• Provide accurate booking forecasts and reporting on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Uses internal sales tools to effectively handle leads, prospects, existing accounts, activities, and sales funnel in an accurate and timely manner.
• Lead product issues in the field by liaising with the Account service group and application engineers for solutions.
• Lead User Group activity by product as the need arises.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
• 5+ years of proven sales experience in analytical instrument markets, with a track record of achieving sales targets and driving revenue growth.
• Bachelor's Degree in physical or life sciences, material sciences, or engineering
• Ability to explain and sell the technical aspects of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Materials & Structural Analysis product portfolio.
• Strong market knowledge and professional network.
• Excellent communication, well developed interpersonal skills to a diverse audience is critical to the success of this position.
• Detailed problem solving by working with customers and account team
• Experience managing channel partners preferred.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in matrix environments.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office, CRM.
• Ability to travel to customer locations up to 40%, including overnight travel.