Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager 
 

We are looking for a Key Account Manager for Materials and Equipment sales in the Western US Industrial Market. In this role you will work in our fast-paced, expanding sales team to drive proactive value creation and revenue generation for our services and products. In this consultative-based selling role you will work with strategic and prospective Industrial customers to find and close sales opportunities through active selling. This includes, but is not limited to, lead qualification, opportunity management, and key account management. This position requires an individual with strong strategic and technical selling skills who is able to collaborate with customers, engineers, and management to drive value-based solutions and lasting business partnerships. Our ideal candidate has the ability to create and close deals that are technical in nature.

In addition, the candidate will be able to identify our clients’ key initiatives and develop sales strategies to deliver long term value to the client and Oerlikon Metco. The candidate must exhibit a strong customer satisfaction mentality, work ethic, and drive to succeed. This technical sales professional must have an energetic, enthusiastic outlook, and enjoy learning and problem solving as part of a growing team.

Oerlikon Metco enhances surfaces that bring benefits to customers through a uniquely broad range of surface technologies, equipment, materials, services, specialized machining services and components. The surface technologies such as Thermal Spray and Laser Cladding improve performance and increase efficiency and reliability. Oerlikon Metco serves industries such as aviation, power generation, automotive, oil & gas, industrial and other specialized markets and operates a dynamically growing network of more than 40 sites in EMEA, Americas and Asia Pacific.

Your Responsibilities:

• Perform B2B sales activities from lead generation through closure within the Industrial segment
• Promote and sell coating solutions materials and equipment including Thermal Spray, Laser Clad, Welding, and Thin Film technologies
• Research sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential
• Develop & maintain strong customer relationships with decision makers at key accounts
• Create and maintain account plans for existing customers; highlighting profile, market share, competition, and value opportunities
• 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
• Coordinate sales efforts with sales management, accounting, and technical services groups
• Provide regular sales forecasts and appropriate feedback from the field utilizing MS CRM

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical discipline; equivalent experience may substitute
• 8+ years of technical sales to industrial customers and key account management.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented organization
• Thermal Spray Coatings, Laser Clad, Welding, and Thin Film technologies knowledge preferred
• Network of operational, technical and business management key decision makers and supply chain for thermal spray coatings preferred

We offer:

Aside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees development opportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!

The perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong.  
• Excellent Dental and Vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey. 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals 
• Tuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!
• Generous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• 12 paid company holidays to occasionally extend your weekends or time off. 
• 100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work every day!

Why Oerlikon:

Team Spirit is one of our core values. Collaborating across borders, languages and cultures is key to us delivering results. Supporting our people’s growth and development is a top priority. We believe in the creative power of a team that draws strength from welcoming a broad expanse of knowledge, experience and perspectives.

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Are you curious? Then release your passion to succeed and APPLY to discover how you can help us build a better world and realize how you can make a personal difference by joining our global team! Our commitment is your success!

Agencies:

Oerlikon only accepts agency resumes for positions that have been explicitly approved by HR for third-party support. We work exclusively with our approved vendors who have agreed to Oerlikon’s terms and conditions and have an executed contract in place. Any resumes or profiles submitted to Oerlikon employees for roles not approved and requested by HR will be considered unsolicited, and Oerlikon will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. 

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. 

Oerlikon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here Know Your Rights.
 
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Learn more about Oerlikon: https://www.oerlikon.com/en/brands/

Agencies:

Oerlikon only accepts agency resumes for positions that have been explicitly approved by HR for third-party support. We work exclusively with our approved vendors who have agreed to Oerlikon’s terms and conditions and have an executed contract in place. Any resumes or profiles submitted to Oerlikon employees for roles not approved and requested by HR will be considered unsolicited, and Oerlikon will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.