Vice President of National Accounts at Shermco Industries, Inc. in Irving, Texas

Job Description:

About Shermco

Since 1974, Shermco has become North America's largest and fastest growing NETA-accredited electrical testing organization. Our focus is to make sure electrical power systems are functioning properly and safely. Add to that our Professional Engineering Group, Rotating Machinery Division, Renewable Energy Services, and Field Repair and local Repair Service Centers, places Shermco in a position to handle all things electrical. All done with an emphasis on safety and client service. That's why we say... if it's in the electrical power system, Shermco does it.

Backed by Gryphon Investors, a leading private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management, Shermco is poised for the next decade and beyond.

Shermco US is hiring a Vice President, National Accounts

NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER

We are searching for a skilled Vice President of National Accounts to oversee and manage our world-class team of National Account Managers for Shermco Industries. To ensure success as a national account manager, you should have excellent interpersonal skills, confidence, and the ability to lead a team of salespeople in managing accounts across the country. A top-notch national account manager will bring skills as a negotiator, problem solver, and thought-leader to the table.

Job Responsibilities and Expectations:

• Managing all sales team members and processes
• Setting sales goals and quotas
• Creating the sales department budget
• Producing sales forecasts and reports
• Researching the market and competitors
• Training, mentoring and motivating the sales team
• Collaborating with the marketing department to develop effective promotional materials
• Building relationships with customers
• Develop comprehensive Account plans with trackable metrics and KPIs
• Creating and monitoring targets for the national sales department.
• Building a trusting and professional relationship with clients.
• Meeting with clients and account managers.
• Ensuring that all accounts are looked after and maintained.
• Supervising and managing regional salespeople in your department.
• Following up on complaints and queries on behalf of clients.
• Promoting new services and products to clients in your department.
• Reporting to senior management on the status of your accounts.
• Taking a leading role in presentations and proposals for national accounts.
• Monitoring and identifying market trends, competitors, and new sales leads.

• A bachelor's degree in business management, business science, or a related field.
• A minimum of 8-10 years' experience in a national account manager leadership position.
• A sales background with a demonstrated history of sales performance.
• A solid grasp of sales metrics, performance measures, and technical indicators.
• A thorough aptitude for analysis and strategy.
• Decisive thinking and leadership abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and client-relations skills.
• Negotiation, conflict resolution, and presentation skills.
• Dynamic and creative problem-solving abilities.
• A strong client-focused mindset
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, climb ladders, stand for extended periods, drive regularly, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Should be able to pass a fit for duty physical exam when required