What are the responsibilities and job description for the Account Manager Retail Channel position at Emerson Career Site?
If you are a professional working in sales looking for an opportunity to grow, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you! Emerson Tool Company is looking for a Retail Channel Account Manager responsible for driving sales of RIDGID branded product through retail channel partners by analyzing data and trends, collaborating with field team, and handling in-store execution at the Home Depot. This meticulous person will strive to understand end users’ behavior by conducting periodic investigation sales analysis, and subsequently reporting out on the findings. The ideal team member will work closely with cross functional teams to ensure the RIDGID brand at Home Depot performs well in promotional events. The candidate will also support the relationship with the Home Depot account, driving sales, and ensuring growth through providing outstanding customer service
In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
- Work hand-in-hand with the Director of Sales for Home Depot to align on strategy, provide best in class customer support, and ultimately drive sales
- Partner directly with Home Depot's merchant team to support business needs and ensure strong working relationships
- Produce weekly and quarterly sales reports, using data supplied by the channel partner to keep the broader organization up to date with recent sales trends
- Conduct ad hoc sales analysis, digging into regional and store level detail, using advanced techniques to help the sales team better understand drivers impacting the business
- Collaborate frequently with regional managers, as well as channel partners, to ensure that all products are appropriately merchandised, projects and promotions are solidly implemented
- Maintain an outstanding knowledge base of the product line and all competitor products in the marketplace, with a continuous effort to improve that knowledge and keep up-to-date
- Develop presentations, support and participate in key business unit and corporate meetings as needed
- Arrange delivery of promotional items to Home Depot’s Innovation Center and confirm that promotional displays are properly merchandised
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Statistics, or other related field with 2 years’ proven experience
- Strong organizational and business communication skills (both verbal and written), and general presentation skills
- Highly motivated, self-starter with good time management habits, capable of driving toward goals for multiple projects simultaneously
- Detail oriented with high-quality work standards
- Dependable and punctual with a keen ability to perform in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Energetic and enthusiastic, exhibiting a positive and responsive demeanor to get results
- Analytical, problem solver with the ability to develop creative, constructive ideas and solutions, passionate about the customer
- Legal Authorization to work in the United States—Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
- MBA or related graduate degree
- 5 years of proven experience
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