Account Manager - INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc.

INIT Innovations in Transportation, Inc. is looking for an Account Manager to join our sales team.  We are an established industry-leader of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) solutions for public transit. INIT’s North American headquarters is in Chesapeake, Virginia and has been ranked as the #1 small company in Inside Business’ list of Best Places to Work for 4 years running and are now members of their “hall of fame." 

The Account Manager is the responsible go-to person for our Bus Manufacturer customers. The Account Manager works closely together with the Bus Manufacturers and our technical engineering departments. The Account Manager is responsible during the sales phase and coordinates and manages the project/delivery. In addition, the Account Manager handles spare part requests from other customers. It is important to have superior organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to clearly communicate on a professional level. A good technical understanding and experience with BOM’s (Bills of Materials) is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Account Management.
• Sales and Production Forecasting.
• Proposal Management.
• Order Management (Receive and process orders).
• Project Management.
• Work closely with logistics and service team to schedule and ensure successful delivery / implementation.
• Communicate regularly with customers to ensure project delivery to satisfy customer expectations.
• Continuously improve the process and materials.
• Maintain and establish price lists.
• Customer Visits.

Qualifications: 

• Technical background with an aptitude to learn new technologies.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Collaborate effectively with multi-department teams.
• Manage multiple simultaneous projects and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Occasional travel to customer locations in North America and to company headquarters in Germany.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent field of study. 
• At least 2 years of sales, account management, project management and/or public transit expertise.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Experience in the public transit industry preferred.

Work Location: We’re looking for candidates that are located close to our Chesapeake, VA office (hybrid schedule) or that can work remotely. Preference will be for candidates with significant public transit experience.

Benefits:

INIT offers challenging tasks and responsibilities in a successful team with a pleasant working atmosphere and the opportunity for personal and professional growth.  We offer a generous vacation package, 401K, medical, dental, disability and life insurance.

To learn more, please visit our website at www.initusa.com.

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