The Key Account Manager will drive new business growth by acquiring customers, managing leads, building relationships, and ensuring successful onboarding.
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Responsibilities:- Drive New Business Growth: Actively pursue and acquire new customers with a strong “hunter” mentality, consistently seeking out new opportunities and markets.
- Lead Generation & Conversion: Proactively contact leads and manage them through the full sales cycle—from initial outreach to successful customer onboarding, documenting in CRM.
- Strategic Planning: Ability to develop and execute strategic plan to generate incremental volume
- Customer Relationship Building: Invest time in building strong, trust-based relationships with prospective clients, understanding their needs and aligning solutions accordingly.
- Self-Motivated & Goal-Oriented: Demonstrate a high level of motivation and a positive attitude, with a relentless drive to meet and exceed sales targets
- Collaborative Engagement: Work closely with internal teams and customers to ensure a seamless transition from prospect to loyal client.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing, Finance or Business Administration
- 3-5 years sales or commercial experience
- Technical knowledge in filtration applications or relevant industry is a plus
- Ability to travel 50%-60%
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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