What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Account Manager - Home Depot Pro Atlanta, GA position at James Hardie?
James Hardie Building Products Inc. is the North American leader in fiber cement home siding and exterior design solutions. Hardie® products offer long lasting beauty and endless design possibilities with trusted protection and low maintenance. The company pioneered modern fiber cement building products and continues to invest in innovation to transform the industry. James Hardie is a high-performance organization, with an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm. The company proudly employs a diverse workforce of over 3,000 employees across operations in North America.
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As The Strategic Account Manager – Home Depot Pro...
You will be responsible for driving the James Hardie exteriors and interiors business through the customer’s professional channel. The Strategic Account Manager will assist in the development and execution of strategic plans to drive sales and profitability in addition to improving the pro customer’s experience and will also oversee the execution of all Pro events.
What You’ll Do :
- Assist the THD Sales Team to shape, manage, and drive our Interiors and Exteriors strategy in the customer’s professional channel in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
- Build strategic relationships and maintain communication frequencies with Home Depot Pro Merchandising team and Field Leadership for both inside and outside Pro sales
- Evaluating our existing product plan and identifying initiatives that will drive incremental sales through all relevant channels including Stores, Flatbed Delivery Centers, Special Order and Multi-Family / Direct
- Manage assortments across Pro channels including FDC & Special Order in conjunction with internal and external cross-functional teams
- Own the planning, scheduling and successful execution of all THD Pro events throughout the year
- Understand key business metrics using a Dashboard for both James Hardie and The Home Depot Pro to be able to deliver mutually beneficial tactical adjustments to deliver on joint business plan targets
- Work with Retail Trainer to develop and deploy efforts to build sales team skills in JH fundamentals, value prop, offering, how to sell / convert / drive-step-up, and provide business insights and feedback on trends
- Strong peer to peer leadership with James Hardie finance, marketing, product management, supply chain, and HR to drive full cross functional execution and delivery against our strategy and tactical initiatives to deliver it
- Ensuring the James Hardie value proposition in both departments is understood within The Home Depot Pro channel by shaping our strategy / message via communication to key leaders and decision makers
- Leads category management expertise to Pro channel at The Home Depot as it relates to why JH, product assortments, merchandising, marketing, and business trends in the James Hardie Product Portfolio
What You’ll Bring :
What You’ll Receive :
At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.
Comprehensive low-cost co-pay Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance benefits for every 30 hour full-time employee. Insurance starts on day one!
401 (k) Retirement plan that will match 100% of employees saved dollars up to the first 6% of your salary
Paid holidays, paid vacation including Jury Duty and bereavement leave
Wellness Program
Employee Assistance Program
Parental Leave
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James Hardie Building Products Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, genetic information, veteran's status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, or any other basis protected by law.
