Municipal Market Account Manager
Ruhrpumpen, La Habra, CA, United States
Job Summary
Municipal Market Strategic Account Manager
is responsible for driving Ruhrpumpen (RP) sales growth within the municipal (public money) infrastructure market by partnering with major engineering entities. This role provides technical expertise, supports design development, and ensures RP products are specified in municipal projects for water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and public works projects. In summary the job is to define and execute sales strategies to increase RP’s market penetration via new and existing municipal focused major accounts throughout North America.
Responsibilities and Duties
Relationship management:
Develop/maintain strategic relationships at all levels with major regional/national/international engineering and contractor firms, as well as state/interstate governmental agencies (USACE, TVA, LCRA, etc.)
Position RP as their specialist for pumping technology at all project stages
Technical selling:
Consultative selling approach for all RP products
Conduct product presentations (in person sessions & virtual)
Assist with system design, product selection, & specification language
Have extensive knowledge of pumping products used in municipal market applications (to include applications experience)
Market development:
Identify upcoming projects at all design stages
Track regional/national trends of capital improvement and/or infrastructure funding to ensure RP is positioned correctly on major projects.
High knowledge of RP competitor abilities & geographic presence
Solid understanding of sales processes and market positioning
Bid support to ensure product that RP specifies/quotes is optimum for customer needs:
Deal with many RP internal teams…specifically:
External (customer-facing) Sales Engineers
Internal (applications, etc.) Sales Engineers
Sales Management
Product Line Management teams
Operations
Field Services
Legal
Deal with many RP external sales support teams…specifically:
Major sub-vendors (motors, seals, controls, etc.)
RP representatives
Job requirements
Minimum seven years of relevant experience (with specific knowledge as identified above)
Demonstrated ability to have successfully managed a national territory with sales success
Degree in engineering, industrial distribution, or equivalent discipline
Excellent communication skills with ability to interact professionally at all customer organizational levels
Extremely strong interpersonal skills
MS Office Products knowledge
CRM knowledge
Availability and willingness to travel within North America up to 50% of the time
At Ruhrpumpen, we value every employee, recognizing that each person contributes to our success through their position. We are one team! Join our growing team!
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is responsible for driving Ruhrpumpen (RP) sales growth within the municipal (public money) infrastructure market by partnering with major engineering entities. This role provides technical expertise, supports design development, and ensures RP products are specified in municipal projects for water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, and public works projects. In summary the job is to define and execute sales strategies to increase RP’s market penetration via new and existing municipal focused major accounts throughout North America.
Responsibilities and Duties
Relationship management:
Develop/maintain strategic relationships at all levels with major regional/national/international engineering and contractor firms, as well as state/interstate governmental agencies (USACE, TVA, LCRA, etc.)
Position RP as their specialist for pumping technology at all project stages
Technical selling:
Consultative selling approach for all RP products
Conduct product presentations (in person sessions & virtual)
Assist with system design, product selection, & specification language
Have extensive knowledge of pumping products used in municipal market applications (to include applications experience)
Market development:
Identify upcoming projects at all design stages
Track regional/national trends of capital improvement and/or infrastructure funding to ensure RP is positioned correctly on major projects.
High knowledge of RP competitor abilities & geographic presence
Solid understanding of sales processes and market positioning
Bid support to ensure product that RP specifies/quotes is optimum for customer needs:
Deal with many RP internal teams…specifically:
External (customer-facing) Sales Engineers
Internal (applications, etc.) Sales Engineers
Sales Management
Product Line Management teams
Operations
Field Services
Legal
Deal with many RP external sales support teams…specifically:
Major sub-vendors (motors, seals, controls, etc.)
RP representatives
Job requirements
Minimum seven years of relevant experience (with specific knowledge as identified above)
Demonstrated ability to have successfully managed a national territory with sales success
Degree in engineering, industrial distribution, or equivalent discipline
Excellent communication skills with ability to interact professionally at all customer organizational levels
Extremely strong interpersonal skills
MS Office Products knowledge
CRM knowledge
Availability and willingness to travel within North America up to 50% of the time
At Ruhrpumpen, we value every employee, recognizing that each person contributes to our success through their position. We are one team! Join our growing team!
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