What are the responsibilities and job description for the National Accounts Manager position at Simon & Schuster?
The National Account Manager position is responsible for selling both the Adult and Children’s Distribution Client lists to Walmart, Sam’s, BJ’s and Costco.
In this position, the National Account Manager is required to sell in and keep estimates updated in our system. The Account Manager must provide up front guidance as well as regular ongoing feedback on titles as appropriate using Sales Conference, Sales Development, post sales call notes, Forsyte estimate comments, and account/channel review meetings with the clients. The Account Manager must create and maintain strong relationships with the buying and marketing staff at Readerlink, the retailers, as well as develop strong relationships with the client publishers. This role requires sales calls as appropriate by the given retail customer and must work closely with the other Account Managers who are servicing Readerlink.
Qualifications:
3-5 years of prior sales experience within the publishing industry is required. Readerlink and Walmart or Target retailer experience is required. Club experience is also preferred.
Exceptional interpersonal skills needed with the ability to effectively communicate with varied personalities at the account as well as all levels of management and our client publishers.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage many projects simultaneously while attending to details and deadlines are a must.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Edelweiss.
Forward thinking, energetic, problem-solver with focused relationship building skills.
Passionate, dedicated reader preferred.
Salary : $75,000 - $80,000
