# Key Account Manager

**Company**: FUCHS
**Location**: Harvey, IL
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $120,000 - $140,000 per year
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

We are seeking a Key Account Manager to join our team at FUCHS. As a Key Account Manager, you will be responsible for managing Specialty Key Accounts in the Food and Beverage Market Segment, reporting to and collaborating with the National Sales Manager.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Proactively developing business opportunities with existing and new key accounts

- Operating in a global network to support local Key Account Managers and establishing excellent contacts with key accounts

- Coordinating the business of key accounts globally as an interface between the key account and FUCHS stakeholders

- Setting prices and negotiating terms and conditions in partnership with the Business Segment Manager

- Spending most of your time visiting customers, following up on current projects, and searching for new opportunities

- Having extensive knowledge of the key account's worldwide activities, product portfolio, and applications

- Representing customer interests towards FUCHS and vice versa

- Developing alternative Service Concepts and Value Propositions for assigned Key Accounts

- Being familiar with FUCHS' Specialty related product portfolio and its applications in the specific segments

- Cooperating closely with Product Management to ensure that the customer is fully informed about the products and technical requirements

- Working in close cooperation with the Sales Teams to implement the Goals for the respective Sales Goals

Travel is approximately 70% primarily within the U.S.

In return, we offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position, ranging from $120,000 to $140,000 per year. You will also have the opportunity to work on projects that will expand your experience and challenge your abilities in the global marketplace. Additionally, you will have access to an excellent compensation package and a comprehensive suite of benefits, which can be found at https://fuchs.com/us/en/benefits.

## Skills

### Required
- Lubricant Sales
- Beverage Market
- Sales Processes
- OEM & Tier Customers
- MS-Office applications
- CRM (Salesforce)

### Nice to have
- engineering
- chemical engineering
- technical knowledge of Beverage equipment applications
- experience with lubricants/specialty chemicals
- finance
- marketing
- management

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