Account Development Representative

Date:  Sep 21, 2024
Location: 

Gurnee, IL, US, 60031

Onsite or Remote:  Hybrid
Company Name:  Luxor

At Luxor, we cultivate a culture of innovation and forward-thinking that our employees thrive in, and this mindset is reflected in our products. As a manufacturer of cutting-edge workspace solutions for commercial, educational, industrial, and various other markets, we consistently develop functional, value-driven products. Our workspace furniture solutions are designed to foster a healthy and collaborative work environment.

Reporting to the Inside Sales & Business Development Manager, the Account Development Representative is responsible for prospecting and generating new opportunities within existing accounts. This role concentrates on building customer relationships in a consultative selling approach and identifying growth accounts. In addition to traditional sales efforts, the Account Development Representative will use creative efforts to build selling programs that identify, target and close sales alongside our distribution partners.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND Responsibilities:

  • Drive sales growth through determining value of existing accounts, rebuilding underpenetrated and underserved targets to achieve annual sales quota
  • Conduct Business Reviews outlining Luxor's product mix, review of sales opportunities, sharing industry and product trends and sales strategy recommendations
  • Responsible for sales generation by driving and creating new opportunities and product selection within assigned accounts, using understanding of all Luxor's product solutions and matching those solutions to customer business needs.
  • Develop, maintain, and grow sales relationships with Luxor distribution customers alongside their end-users
  • Stay up to date on trends within assigned markets to help our distribution partners spot and close opportunities
  • Provide proper reporting of sales activities, including use of CRM (Salesforce) system and providing accurate and timely monthly opportunity pipeline reporting
  • Develop product expertise on the existing product line and positively contribute to new product development by leveraging information from customers and competitors
  • Daily quote management including pricing, phone calls, emails, freight quotes, etc.

 

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • Interacting with other departments, including Marketing, Purchasing, Accounting, Customer Service
  • Other duties as assigned

 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

  • Commitment to utilizing managing daily activities via CRM (Salesforce) software
  • Proven ability to create new sales opportunities and close
  • Strong written and verbal skills (including virtual Teams presentations)
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Self-Motivated
  • Ability to attend floor days or tradeshows if need arises

 

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
  • 5 years of sales experience. Experience selling to resellers and their end-users preferred
  • Managing minimum $1-$2M book of business

 

 

Computer equipment and level of software requirements:

 

  • Intermediate PowerPoint
  • Intermediate Word
  • Intermediate Excel
  • Outlook
  • Experience using CRM (Salesforce preferred)
  • Experience using ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) to review customer and product data

 

 

Specific Knowledge, licenses, certifications REQUIRED:

 

  • None

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

  • None

 

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

 

  • None

 

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

 

  • Must be able to travel to tradeshows, customer and prospect locations occasionally

 

PHYSICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

 

  • None

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

 

  • Usual office working conditions

 

 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other

job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

 

To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the essential levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.


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