Account Manager - Branded Promotional Merchandise

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Account Manager - in Spring, TX

Location Requirement: Work from Home, but be based in or near Spring, TheWoodlands, or North Houston, TX
Must be within a 1 hour driving commute to Spring, TX, and willing to meet in person regularly-this role thrives on boots-on-the-ground relationship-building.

The Opportunity:

We're looking for a driven Account Manager with serious Promotional Merchandising, service provider DNA to grow and strengthen one of our key Fortune 500 accounts in the North Houston region. This isn't a sit-behind-your-desk role. You'll need to be local, energized by face-to-face connections, and ready to build something big.

What You'll Do

• Identify, pitch, and close new opportunities within a large enterprise account.
• Personally and consistently build and deepen rapport, deliver samples, and host onsite meetings with client stakeholders - face-to-face relationship building is key.
• Leverage Salesforce to manage your time strategically - time-blocking to ensure urgent administrative tasks are handled without losing focus on activities that drive the business forward.
• Own your pipeline, forecasting, and revenue deliverables - you'll be responsible for setting the pace and ensuring outcomes align with projections.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, merchandising, and product teams to bring creative ideas to life.
• Build and present custom account strategies that capture attention and align with client needs -- overall being the SME for all promotional merchandising needs!
• Monitor account health, drive upsell opportunities and continuously optimize services to exceed expectations. -- You will be responsible for not only maintaining revenue but also identifying growth opportunities and growing revenues for client and for BDA

• You live in the Spring, TX area and love to visit your client often.
• Experienced and are enthusiastic about B2B sales and driving account revenue.
• Deeply comfortable learning and building trust within Fortune 500 environments.
• Know how to ask the right questions and can pitch creatively, and then can give an overall summary of the takeaways and next-steps.
• Have a track record of growing accounts through strategic partnerships.
• Possess deep knowledge and experience in promotional merchandise industries.
• Thrive when out in the field - making connections and building trust - being the Subject Matter Expert your clients come to trust and rely on.