ACCOUNT MANAGER - SMALL ACCOUNTS

Position Description:

As an Account Manager, you will have the opportunity to utilize your technical background and gain the people contact that you desire. This is a great position to apply your sales and marketing skills to create new business opportunities by contacting current and former small account customers, primarily by phone.

Responsibilities include:Qualify/requalify customers and update customer database.Follow up leads from mailings, tradeshows, internet hits and magazine ads.Contact targeted accounts following quotations and orders.Coordinate direct mail campaigns.Research potential customers, industries and target markets. Work closely with our Sales Managers and Field Sales Engineers to assess new account potential.

Qualifications:Strong mechanical aptitude with a minimum of two years of technical business-to-business marketing, sales or customer support experience.Technical or business degree is preferred.Exceptional phone presence with excellent communication, organizational and problem solving skills.Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office programs, email, internet and customer relationship/ERP systems.Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

Training:

ifm efector provides an outstanding hands-on and classroom training program that encompasses all aspects of technical sales. The training includes travel to our Corporate Headquarters in Exton as well as visits to customer manufacturing sites and seeing first hand how we solve our customers' problems by applying our sensor and controls technologies.