Business Development Manager Major Account Sales

Genuine Parts Company is a distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts and related solutions. The Business Development Manager, Major Account Sales is responsible for growing major account sales by executing strategic initiatives, promoting program adoption, and delivering training. The role also manages customer relationships, sales plans, events, and territory performance.

Responsibilities:

• Achieves assigned territory sales quota
• Presents, communicates, and sells Major Accounts on the benefits of NAPA Major Account programs
• Works closely with Regional Sales Manager, providing feedback, ideas, and field insights to help drive program adoption and overall execution
• Insures Major Accounts are properly set up in RAM
• Works closely with the Commercial Operations Team on all registrations for Major Account Customers
• Hosts meetings in assigned territory to provide training to local sales team on Major program adoption and utilization
• Provides top-notch customer service and communication to all Major Accounts in your territory
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the Major Account programs and options for members
• Executes weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales plans to achieve business growth opportunities consistent with the Company’s growth objectives
• Attends, organizes, and manages key events and trade shows
• Consistently meets or exceeds yearly targets
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• • 3-5 years of previous selling and account management experience. Must have a solid record of success developing new business, while still being able to maintain and grow existing business
• • Must possess a valid driver's license
• • Must be able to travel within assigned territory: travel to account meetings, sales meetings, and other meetings; drives long distances to make multiple sales calls daily including overnight stays as required by the territory
• • Sales Acumen: Demonstrates the ability to understand and apply sales principles, techniques, and processes effectively
• • Communication and Customer Focus: Demonstrates the ability to identify, understand, and meet the needs of customers to build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships influence others through clear and persuasive communication
• • Resilience and Adaptability: Demonstrates the ability to recover quickly from setbacks, maintain motivation, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced sales environment
• • Results Orientation & Financial Acumen: Demonstrates a strong drive to meet or exceed sales targets and objectives, with a focus on achieving measurable outcomes with an understanding of how to structure deals meet both sales and profit objectives
• • Product Knowledge: Deep understanding of the specifications, features, benefits, and differentiators between products and brands
• • Technology Proficiency: Comfortable using CRM systems, inventory management software, and other sales tools. Ability to leverage digital platforms for customer engagement
• • Ability to safely and effectively operate a company vehicle for extended periods of time throughout cities, job sites, major highways and interstates (including tunnels and bridges) and in all weather conditions
• • Regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear
• • Frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds
• • Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• • Ability to frequently attend events after hours and/or on weekends
• • Travel requirements upwards of 50% at any given time
• • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent sales/marketing experience