WernerCo.

Strategic Account Manager - Industrial

WernerCo.  •  United States (Remote)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

About Us

WHY PRODRIVEN GLOBAL BRANDS? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE! You will find our market leading products and brands on job sites all over the world.

Focusing on end users' needs and delivering exceptional customer experience drives our success. Our entire process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across the world, ProDriven Global Brands are most preferred.

Presently this position is remote. The status and minimum in-office requirements are subject to change based on evolving business needs.

Reporting to the Director of Industrial, this person owns the divisional sales strategy for climbing equipment, jobsite storage, truck/van equipment, and fall protection. Drive profitable growth by identifying and executing opportunities across the short, mid, and long term. This role is focused on the Industrial channel key accounts with a strong emphasis on new business development and share gain.

Responsibilities

  • Champion and model ProDriven’s mission, values, and culture—set the tone externally and internally.
  • Own the account strategy; align internal teams and customer stakeholders to drive profitable growth and expand line listings.
  • Lead all Customer HQ relationships, ensuring consistent communication of key updates (leadership changes, programs, product launches, supply chain, etc.).
  • Build strong, collaborative customer relationships that drive share gain and deliver against profitability targets.
  • Own new product introductions—plans, programs, promotions, training, and execution across all stakeholders.
  • Manage the customer’s website presence, ensuring ProDriven brands are accurately and effectively represented.
  • Lead all national programming elements including pricing, rebates, and co-op.
  • Partner with RSMs on regional execution (merchandising, end-user conversion) and establish a consistent review cadence to track performance and drive accountability.
  • Support key events, trainings, and market meetings as needed.
  • Maintain visibility to all end-user opportunities nationwide; ensure a clear, active pipeline tied to the account across all regions.
  • Partner with business leadership to set and deliver against share, growth, and profitability goals.
  • Support development of customer-facing and internal presentations, including annual and strategic business plans.
  • Lead and influence Manufacturer Rep Agencies and Account Managers to ensure aligned execution.
  • Maintain accurate activity tracking and opportunity management in SFDC.
  • Deliver reliable monthly forecasts for assigned accounts.
  • Provide product and selling training to customers, rep agencies, account managers, and internal teams.
  • Conduct regular business reviews to evaluate competitive position and performance against objectives

Qualifications

Education, Licenses, and Certifications

  • ​​Bachelor's​ degree​ or related field preferred or equivalent work experience required

Years of Experience and Knowledge

  •  ​3 ~ 5​ years of ​Direct​ experience required

Skills and Abilities

  • ​​Intermediate​ level Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint skills
  • ​​Intermediate​ level Microsoft Excel skills
  • ​​Intermediate​ level system(s) skills in ​SFDC, Power BI​

Travel Requirements

  • ​​50% ~ 70%​ travel ​domestically ​required

EEO Statement

ProDriven Global Brands is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. ProDriven Global Brands is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to ProDriven Global Brands are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. ProDriven Global Brands will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.

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WernerCo.

About WernerCo.

On August 5, 2024 WernerCo Professional Brands announced it was changing its name to ProDriven Global Brands. The change represents a significant transformation from a North American Ladder brand to a global portfolio serving a broad set of professionals and industries throughout the world.

ProDriven Global Brands better demonstrates the company’s well-diversified, innovative portfolio and its dedication to serving professionals and tradesmen.

As part of the transition, this page and all of the subsequent LinkedIn employee references will be switching to ProDriven Global Brands.

Since 2007, the company has acquired several brands expanding its reach beyond North America. Today the portfolio boasts notable brand names such as Werner, WEATHER GUARD®, KNAACK®, Duarib®, Zarges®, Bailey®, BETTER BUILT®, BOSS®, Centaure® and Haemmerlin®.

With more than 5,000 employees on four continents ProDriven Global Brands has innovation hubs and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Hungary, Mexico, Philippines, Vietnam, Germany and the U.K.

Product Overview:

• The company markets and distributes fall protection and climbing equipment through 6 brands in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

• Secure storage, is mainly served through the KNAACK® (jobsite storage), WEATHER GUARD®(truck and van storage), and BETTER BUILT® (truck and jobsite storage) in North America and logistic equipment through the Zarges brand in Europe.

• In the UK, WernerCo manufactures and markets wheelbarrows and other light construction equipment (e.g., concrete mixers, hose reels) in its light duty construction division – a business acquired as part of the CDH Group in 2016.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Itasca, Illinois
Year Founded
Unknown
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