A position at White Cap isn’t your ordinary job. You’ll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities.
The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.
White Cap is hiring immediately for an Account Manager!
Do you want to help build America’s skyline and your own future? White Cap is North America’s leading distributor for professional contractors. We supply everything contractors need to build our nation’s remarkable construction projects, including stadiums, roads, bridges, highways, residential housing, and more. We are hiring immediately for an Account Manager!
Why a career with White Cap?
Comprehensive wellness and financial benefits: White Cap offers excellent benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and more! Out Account Managers have unlimited earning potential!
Relax and recharge: We offer a generous time off package, including paid maternity and parental leave.
Stability: Since 2020, White Cap has doubled in size and continues to grow.
Unlimited career potential: White Cap is a stable and growing company offering unlimited career potential.
Love where you work: White Cap has been certified as a Great Place to Work.
Inclusive culture: Work in a place that values and celebrates who you are.
An Account Manager at White Cap…
Builds relationships and develops plans to increase sales and profitability for mid-size accounts.
Generates viable sales leads and prospects through market and account research, sales events, networking, vendor events and computer programs. Contacts assigned and prospective accounts to secure new business.
Develops and executes profitable business plans for managing accounts. Teams with individuals within sales and key corporate personnel to communicate account plans, pricing, and offer assistance to drive sales.
Accountable for attaining assigned sales quota, part margin and controllable expense objectives.
Interacts with customers, vendors, and associates to resolve customer and service related issues.
Maintains a current and competent base of product knowledge and applies that knowledge when servicing customers.
Maintains and submits all required sales administration reports. Regularly attends company meetings.
Generally has 2-5 years of experience.
Performs other duties as assigned.
This position requires operation of a Company Vehicle or a Personal Vehicle and such operation is done consistently more than 20% of the average work week. If selected for this position, the company will run a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) report. A requirement of this position is an acceptable MVR report.
Preferred Qualifications
• Schedule driven –weekly schedule organized and managed for upcoming week outlined before call with Sales Manager.
• Develop and maintain a basic knowledge of Jobsite Formwork’s products and pricing structure.
• Assertively qualify leads, identify opportunities and manage prospects thru our CRM system.
• Possess proven analytical/problem solving solutions for the customer and the company.
• Develop and maintain an awareness of market behavior, competitive trends and respond proactively.
• Weekly target goals of revenue driving activities: new opportunities found, 1st appointments, customer visits / jobsite visits and close meetings with decision makers.
• Weekly meeting with Sales Manager to review weekly goals, sales activities, and status of call blitz with prospective customers.
• Inside Sales will be responsible for own CSR by entering new orders into abacas and generating all billing from start to close of project.
• Managing >60 day accounts receivables with customer to bring them to current stats.
• Special projects as assigned by Sales Manager.
Working Conditions
• Performs work in a typical office and service counter environment within a distribution setting.
• May be exposed to moderate noise and fluctuation in outdoor temperatures and conditions.
• Must be able to lift or move up to 75lbs and stand for long periods of time.
Minimum Qualifications
• 3-5 years’ experience in a customer support role or inside sales position within the construction supply industry or similar business.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills and ability to learn new systems.
o Proficient with Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, and Powerpoint.
o Learn and become proficient with BlueBeam within the 1st 90 days.
• Outstanding communication, listening skills and ability to collaborate well in a team environment.
• Exceptional math skills and the ability to estimate, price and prepare scope proposals.
• Exposure to blueprint reading
Pay Range $60,000 - $80,000 +
This position’s targeted base salary is $65,000 - $85,000 per year. This role is eligible for additional variable compensation to be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the candidate, in addition to internal equity and alignment with market data.
If you’re looking to play a role in building America, consider one of our open opportunities. We can’t wait to meet you.
For Illinois job seekers:
Pay Range
Illinois law requires the posting of the salary range for advertised jobs. This range is determined based on market data and internal pay practices to establish a minimum and maximum value for a job. Individual base pay is determined based on a variety of elements including experience, skills, internal equity and other factors. For additional details on benefits, please review the full job description on White Cap Jobs
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