Senior Specialist - Strategic Account

As the Senior Specialist – Strategic Account, you will support strategic customer relationships to develop significant, long-term contractual agreements by providing services to our customers including sales supports, material sourcing, vendor management, supply chain management and expediting. You will maintain contact with account(s) and work with supplier partners to maintain service levels and best sourcing practices. You will identify opportunities for process improvement to enhance efficiency and support customer goals while prioritizing relationships to provide solutions with a consultative service approach/framework.

Responsibilities:

Key point of contact for customers, suppliers and our operations team to manage order entry and fulfillment

Support and coordinate the execution of strategic account plans and playbooks

Expedite material to meet contractual obligations and customer requirements

Coordinate regular, scheduled account reviews, identifying and resolving problems

Support implementation of new tools and process improvements to support departmental strategy, with support from senior management

Maintain reporting for internal and customer requirements

Source alternate products as needed to maintain delivery schedules or stock requirements

Execute customer requests with operations team to ensure delivery and packaging requirements are met Communicate promise date, material, delivery changes, manufacturer defects, etc. changes with customer

Qualifications:

High School Degree or Equivalent required

Bachelors Degree - Sales, Business Administration, Engineering, or relevant field preferred5-7 years of experience maintaining and developing key relationships5-7 years with sourcing, RFQ and business support administration

Strong verbal, written, persuasion and interpersonal skills

Proficiency with CRM software and Microsoft Office5+ years of industry product knowledge preferred5+ years of experience in supporting business and customer service preferred

Ability to travel 0% - 25%
This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.
For eligible positions, compensation may include participation in a bonus or sales incentive plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents. For certain sales roles, Wesco also offers a commission structure that provides additional compensation based on sales results, as defined by the applicable commission plan.

In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
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