Remote Key Account Manager - Hydraulics / Fluid Power | Base + BonusThis Jobot Job is hosted by: Dan Asher
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Salary: $90,000 - $120,000 per year
A bit about us:We are a global manufacturer of highly engineered fluid power, motion control, filtration, cooling, and hydraulic systems sold into OEMs, industrial manufacturers, and specialized end markets worldwide. Defense is a major strategic growth initiative, and this role will help expand relationships, identify platform opportunities, and drive long-term revenue growth across military applications.
Why join us?Remote / home office position with local office support in Chicago area
- Base salary plus bonus
- Represent a broad product portfolio across hydraulics, filtration, and fluid power
- Join a stable, family-owned global organization
- Work with technical customers across mobile and industrial markets
- Strong benefits package including medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid holidays, 401(k) with company match, FSA, short-term disability, life insurance, and pet insurance
- Supportive team environment with ongoing learning and personal development opportunities
Job DetailsKey Responsibilities and Duties
- Manage and grow assigned customer accounts across the United States
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers
- Identify and develop new business opportunities within assigned accounts
- Promote a full product line of hydraulic, filtration, and fluid power solutions
- Increase sales revenue and profit margins within assigned accounts
- Execute the company's corporate sales strategy
- Maintain accurate and current CRM data, account notes, and customer files
- Provide prompt follow-up and resolution to customer needs, questions, and communications
- Set sales goals, new business targets, and account objectives
- Report on account activity, sales progress, customer needs, and market opportunities
- Stay current on industry trends and serve as a resource to customers and internal leadership
- Monitor competitor sales activity and market efforts
- Prepare and deliver PowerPoint presentations for customer meetings
- Participate in internal sales and marketing meetings
- Travel regularly to visit current and prospective customers, including occasional overnight travel
Qualifications Needed
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
- Associate degree, CFPS certification, or strong practical fluid power experience also considered
- Hydraulics, fluid power, or filtration experience strongly preferred
- Mobile fluid power or industrial fluid power experience is a plus
- Technical sales, key account management, account management, or customer-facing engineering support experience preferred
- Strong customer service, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Self-starting attitude with the ability to manage customer activity independently
- Ability to prepare and deliver effective customer presentations
- Strong organization skills and attention to detail with CRM and customer documentation
- Ability to manage multiple projects and customer priorities at one time
- Willingness to travel up to 50%
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