Outside Account Manager - Automation & Factory Solutions - Southern West Virginia - GOGcG

GCG Automation & Factory Solutions (AFS) is seeking a motivated outside sales professional to join our Advanced Controls & Distribution (ACD) outside sales team to cover the southern West Virginia market.

As an ACD Account Manager, you will serve as a trusted consultant to key defined accounts within the Industrial Automation space in the southern West Virginia area. Your role involves educating current and potential customers on the product lines and automation solutions offered by GCG AFS and Advanced Controls & Distribution.

ACD provides comprehensive training to set you on the path to success quickly.

This role requires frequent travel to customer facilities in the Southern West Virginia area.  When not engaged in travel to facilitate customer-facing activity or to attend division sales meetings, this position offer the opportunity to work from a home office.

What you'll do

• Aggressively grow ACD's business within a defined sales territory, targeting Industrial Users, OEMs, System Integrators, and Panelbuilders in southern West Virginia
• Expand business at existing customers while acquiring new strategic accounts
• Identify customer needs, match them to products or services, and propose effective solutions
• Build trusted, long-lasting relationships with customers
• Collaborate with technical resources to close opportunities

What you'll bring

• A four-year university or college degree, or equivalent experience in industrial sales
• An outgoing personality with the ability to easily connect with new contacts
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to continually embrace personal and professional development
• A results-driven approach to sales and account management

What we offer

• Excellent health, vision, dental, short and long-term disability, and life insurance benefits
• Monthly auto stipend + mileage reimbursement as well as a monthly cell phone reimbursement
• PTO plan with company paid holidays (7)
• 401K with employer contribution
• An employee-centric company that values and truly appreciates our most important asset: You!

About GCG

At GCG, We Make Connections Possible through a nationwide network of facilities providing the wire, cable, automation and associated products that ensure connections among families and friends, co-workers and customers, and the industrial equipment used across the country. Serving a wide variety of industries, our experienced teams are Service-oriented, Responsive, and Values-Focused.

GCG is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. These duties and responsibilities listed above are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Furthermore, the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

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