Account Manager - Northern NJ

There’s a Place for You at Cooper Electric Supply, LLC.

A career at Cooper Electric Supply, LLC is more than a job. You’re investing in a brighter, more sustainable future together and joining a team that makes a real difference for our customers. Cooper Electric Supply, LLC offers electrical products and services to contractors. If it helps bring electricity to an office, home, factory or other building – you can find it here. We operate throughout the northeast and are part of the Sonepar group, the world’s #1 electrical distributor with over 45,000 associates around the globe.

Being “Powered by Difference” means we respect and value diverse perspectives. Cooper Electric Supply, LLC we offer a supportive culture and great benefits, and as part of the larger Sonepar group, we can offer exciting opportunities to grow your career.

What you will do:

• Build relationships with current assigned customers to provide value and build business share
• Be able to prospect to new accounts
• Continuously look at new strategies to provide value add to the customers by understanding thier needs and goals
• Generate new business for the digital team through past, existing, and new customers.
• Collaborate and develop strategies with your manager on how to approach different clients to sell digital solutions.
• Effectively respond to and interact with all levels of organization, suppliers and customers.
• Make sound decisions, valid conclusions, define and address problems by establishing all the facts and reach out to appropriate management teams for clarification and approvals.
• Demo and sell the Cooper Electric website, mobile app, and any other digital solutions that have been/will be created for customers
• Utilize product and technical knowledge to assist customer with product selection.
• Reach monthly goals in sales and gross margin.
• Encourage the use of digital tools across customer base.

What you will bring:

• Sales experience and/or electrical knowledge preferred.
• Strong customer service skills and inter-personal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate information and present solutions to a customer.
• Ability to speak, read, and write proficiently in English.
• Strong mathematics, verbal, and written communication skills.
• The ability to operate computers and relevant computer software.  
• Ability to prioritize needs in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Frequent travel, sitting in vehicle to customer’s place of business or job site.
• Frequent exposure to seasonal temperatures and fluctuations of inside/outside building temperatures.
• Requires close vision with computer and paperwork, distant and peripheral vision for driving and product selection, and depth perception for safety in warehouse and building.
• Requires ability to clearly hear in-person and phone conversations.

• Primarily light industrial and office work areas. Exposure to construction sites, hard hat and safety sensitive areas. Moderate to high noise level.

Salary Range: Commission plus Draw

Location: Northern NJ region

Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

What We Offer You

We offer great family-friendly benefits to full-time associates:

• Opportunity to become a shareholder
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
• Robust wellness program
• Gym reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We’re proud to be a military-friendly company, and our many employee resource groups (ERGs) help you make connections and feel supported.

Learn More About Us

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