Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager 
 

The Key Account Manager- Remote Eastern Canada Position.  This individual will work in our fast paced, expanding sales team to drive proactive value creation and revenue generation for our services and products.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Perform B2B sales activities from lead generation through closure within the Aero/PG segment
• Promote and sell coating solutions materials, Additive manufacturing materials and equipment including Thermal Spray, Laser Clad, Welding, and Thin Film PVD technologies.
• Coordinate sales efforts with sales management, accounting, and technical services groups.
• Research sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential
• Formulate strategies for building and growing the accounts and maximizing their potential value
• Research, gather, analyze, maintain and disseminate information about assigned accounts; develop exceptional knowledge of the customer and competitors and be well versed in the customer’s problems, initiatives, goals, needs, and issues

Output & Key Result Areas

• Provide regular sales forecasts and appropriate feedback from the field utilizing MS CRM.
• Create and maintain account plans for existing customers, highlighting profile, market share, competition, and value opportunities.
• Develop and manage agreements for equipment, materials and engineering systems aimed at business growth and stability.

Education, Experience, Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of technical sales and key account management.
• Thermal Spracy Coatings, HVAF, Laser Clad, Welding, and Thin Film technologies.
• Network of operational, technical and business management key decision makers and supply chain for thermal spray & thin film supply chain.

Skills & Expertise, Language

• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills and the ability to work in a team orientated organization.
• Technical aptitude in Thermal Spray Coatings, HVAF, Laser Clad, Welding, and Thin Film technologies.
• French & English languages preferred.

About us

Oerlikon is a global innovation powerhouse for surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufacturing in key industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, tooling and textiles. We serve as a key partner in enabling our customers to reach their targets for optimizing the performance, function and sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes. Our solutions reduce emissions in transportation, maximize longevity and performance of tools, increase energy efficiency and advance intelligent material and sustainable polymer processing. These achievements are proven hallmarks of our global leadership. 

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