National Account Manager - Group Purchasing Organizations Job Illinois USA,Business

National Account Manager - Group Purchasing Organizations

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a National Account Manager! The National Accounts Manager (NAM) will be responsible for managing and growing a significant portfolio of group purchasing organizations (GPO). The NAM will develop and implement value-added strategies that support the overall national accounts vision and create profitable long-term growth for GP. This home-based position will report to the Director National Accounts.

Your Job

What You Will Do

Lead the contract negotiations with national group purchasing organizations and/or cooperatives. This involves managing internal and external communication and the development of the contract negotiation strategy
Strengthen these GPO relationships through highly effective customer wiring and through leading effective cross-functional projects and sales initiatives (i.e., Joint Business Planning, Campaign Management, Implementation, Standardization & Optimization)
Interact with key distributor partners to execute programs with group purchasing organizations that drive profitable growth for GP and distribution
Continually monitor agreements for areas of opportunity and to identify areas of risk
Proficiently understand contract language to effectively manage customer relationships and agreement expectations
Leverage strategic partnerships to identify and pursue targets for joint business development

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree
3 years of outside sales/merchant/buyer or equivalent experience
Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite of Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
Valid US Driver's License
Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience selling to or working at a national GPO or cooperative
Business to business sales experience with large national accounts
Contract negotiation experience, financial acumen, and P&L management
Experience with or other CRM

For this role we anticipate paying $80K to $150K plus sales incentives based on individual and business performance.

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As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day –to make everyday products even better.

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