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Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Area Account Manager in Philadelphia, Alabama
Req ID: 440011
BASIC PURPOSE : The primary purpose of this position is to manage the region’s existing customer base, recruit profitable new diesel volume into Love’s locations, promote the Love’s Express Card, and to manage, audit, and provide customer support for all group discount accounts.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Management existing customer volumes and relationships within region with the highest level of integrity and customer service.
Secure and grow profitable diesel/ tire/ light mechanic/ factoring business with both existing customers and new prospects
Complete 20-30 customer/prospect calls weekly and provide report for each to RM
Negotiate deals based on available volume, and maintain assigned monthly margin and volume goals
Meet and/or exceed Year Over Year and profitability goals
Work closely with Senior Account Manager and other team members in identifying market and competition trends.
Actively promote all Love’s services to within region: Tire Care & Roadside and Factoring
Work closely with Inside Support to insure proper discount setup and timely and accurate customer support
Responsible for complete and accurate customer data within Salesforce customer management software
Develop and maintain positive relationships with all Love’s vendors
Actively pursue opportunities for personal development within the department and company
Other duties assigned as needed
Travel required 3 weeks per month
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Experience:
3 years of inside sales and territory management.
SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Skills:
Hard Skills: knowledge of Microsoft Office as well as billing and collection procedures. Ability to prioritize. Team, player who takes ownership of personal duties as well as team goals.
Soft Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong time management and organization skills, sense of urgency, keen attention to detail, and the ability to manage numerous competing demands in an extremely high stress environment
Typical Physical Demands:
Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
Requires normal range of hearing and vision.
Job Function(s): Corporate
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is the industry-leading travel stop network in the United States. For more than 55 years, we’ve provided customers with highway hospitality and “Clean Places, Friendly Faces.” We’re passionate about serving drivers with clean, modern facilities stocked with fuel, food and supplies. We offer meals from popular restaurant chains, trucking supplies, showers and everything needed to get back on the road quickly. The Love’s Family of Companies includes:
Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets
Speedco, the light mechanical and trucking service specialists
Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader
Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert
EOE-Protected Veterans/Disability