Strategic Account Manager

Our client is a growing manufacturing company in the Cleveland OH area looking for a Strategic Account Manager for their automotive and transportation market. This is a higher level, more strategic sales role where the person will be coaching and mentoring Account Managers to help them grow revenue with their large, multi million dollar accounts as well as help them build relationships with C level people. The person must be willing to travel 30-40% all over the US, Mexico, and Canada and must be willing to work in the office when not traveling. Need someone preferably with a Bachelor's degree with a strong B2B outside sales background in in automotive. The person needs to have experience selling into tier 2 and tier 3 automotive suppliers to be considered. Must have experience managing large accounts and have a proven track record of growing large accounts. Leadership skills are essential and must have experience coaching and mentoring sales people and must also have experience building relationships with C level people. Need someone who is "thick skinned" and polished and use to dealing with automotive customers. Local candidates only.