Sales Account Manager

Sales Account Manager
Territory: Portland, OR focused with statewide Oregon coverage. Candidate must reside in Portland or surrounding suburbs.

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, Kotex, Poise, Depend, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it's all here for youinnovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

About You
In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

The Sales Account Manager role at Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) plays a critical role in driving our regional strategy, delivering on key financial targets, and partnering with customers to deliver best‑in‑class experiences. Account Managers will sell branded towel, tissue, and manufactured wiper products of Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, and WypAll brands to manufacturing, healthcare, education, office buildings, high traffic and other end‑user markets. The majority of the sales role will be face‑to‑face selling to key end user segments through distribution to achieve sales goals.

The ideal candidate for this role embraces an ambitious, consultative and agile mindset, strategically utilizes internal resources and technology to help solve customer challenges, is a storyteller who can deliver customer communication in both face to face and virtual formats and has an excellent financial and operational acumen. This individual has had a proven track record of sales success. The KCP Sales Account Manager will leverage their experience to lead with empathy and provide solutions while at the same time focusing on what matters most: adding customer value and achieving overall sales goals, growth and profitability objectives in their respective region.

Candidates will be in the field on a consistent basis, calling on distributor partners and end user customers to achieve goals in acquisition, along with retention and penetration of existing business within the territory.

In this role, you will:

Expertly use prospecting skills to identify large end users and end user markets

Build and maintain strategic relationships with distribution partners

Proactively use digital technology (video, AI, and social media, etc.) platforms to identify leads and business opportunities, build relationships, and represent KCP's brand

Regularly engage existing targeted end user customers to understand their business needs and identify buying behavior/value drivers in order to best position current and new products and solutions

Develop & own exceptional relationships with Distributor Sales Representatives (DSRs) and serve as a proven selling consultant to help jointly close sales when relevant

Collaborate with the Distribution Management teams and DSRs to initiate/build relationship with potential end‑user customers

Engage targeted distribution customers to understand their business needs/drivers and execute activities to support those needs

Utilize end user marketing insights, digital prospecting techniques, and centrally developed lead campaigns to generate opportunities and close new business

Build and drive end user solutions to always maximize the customer's experience while keeping KCP's revenue expectations in mind

Execute annual business plans to help maximize top‑line and bottom‑line growth and achieve volume, market share and profit/contribution objectives

Maintain an active and accurate pipeline in Salesforce and meet sales financial and activity targets for respective position

Continually improve selling / prospecting skills (e.g., Challenger) and develop expertise in relevant industry verticals

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

3+ years outside or inside sales experience

High school degree or equivalent; Bachelor's Degree preferred.

CRM system knowledge Salesforce Lightning and pipeline management tools

Experience in Digital, virtual and/or social selling platforms

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only

A valid driver's license

Willing to travel up to 60% locally and 15% overnight

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

Salary Range: 71,300 88,100 USD. At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

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