Sr Account Manager - Suwanee, GA

There's a Place for You at World Electric

World Electric offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building, you can find it here. We operate throughout Florida and Georgia and are part of the Sonepar group, the world's #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Job Type: Full Time

• Develop relationships with key vendors in assigned markets
• Establish or improve relationships with customers to better understand sales territory and customer needs through primary customer visits, phone calls, and emails
• Visit customers on a regular basis
• Compile lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads, based on information from newspapers, business directories, industry ads, trade shows, Internet web sites, and other sources
• Travel throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers to solicit orders or talk with customers on sales floor or by phone
• Display order demonstrations using samples or catalog, emphasizing saleable features
• Provide quotations or estimates of prices, terms, delivery, credit terms, and prepare sales contracts for orders obtained
• Estimate delivery date to customer based on knowledge of own firm’s production and delivery schedules
• Promote key vendor products through joint sales calls and promotions
• Attend trade shows
• Investigate and resolve customer problems with deliveries
• Process orders from customers in sales, using all required company policies, procedures and systems
• Prepare reports of business transactions and keep expense accounts
• Work with inside sales representatives and local management to keep account activities and literature up to date
• Track stock levels
• Coordinate customer training
• Enter new customer data and other sales data for current customers into computer database

Education and/or

Experience:

• High school diploma
• Previous sales experience required
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree is highly desired but not a requirement

Requirements:

• Industry experience – lighting and gear is our preferred experience
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and with little supervision
• High energy individual with the ability to work with a wide range of personalities
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced changing environment and to approach challenges with creativity and resourcefulness
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Initiative and self-direction; can apply knowledge and make sound judgment to effectively resolve issues
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to establish strong working relationships with co-workers and management

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

• Healthcare plans
• Dental & vision
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Professional and personal development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity to become a shareholder
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
• Robust wellness program
• Gym reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Sonepar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

Sonepar and our family of brands are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, we will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please call  or email