Manager, Key Account Sales, Retail - Buffalo - Brother

Description

The Company at a Glance

Brother is a leading provider of home and office equipment, sewing and crafting products, and industrial solutions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, our brand is renowned for producing award-winning printers, sewing machines, P-touch labelers, and more.

Brother International Corporation (BIC) was established in 1954, marking over 70 years of operations in the United States. Our Americas headquarters is located in Bridgewater, New Jersey. BIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brother Industries Limited (BIL), which was founded in 1908 in Nagoya, Japan, and operates in more than 30 countries worldwide. Brother's Americas presence includes subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

Why Work at Brother?

Brother has consistently been recognized as a best place to work, reflecting our commitment to fostering a workplace culture aligned with our core values of being inclusive, collaborative, customer centric, and socially responsible. We value work-life balance and flexibility, and as a result have introduced policies such as our hybrid office schedule, casual dress code, and flexible Fridays, which allow us to wrap up meetings for dedicated focus time or to start our weekends sooner, year-round. Our commitment to employee growth and development is demonstrated through our offering of facilitated courses and certificate programs and our investment in resources that enable self-paced learning.

The Manager, Key Account Sales, Retail & E-Commerce manages sales for a predefined group of

customers in the Business-to-Consumer Retail and E-Commerce channels. This role maintains

relationships with buyers at assigned accounts, drives sales through inventory and promo management,

and positions new products to drive net new revenue opportunities. This role focuses on the following

product categories: printers, multi-function devices, standalone scanners, labelers, and their corollary

consumables and accessories.

This position manages a defined sales quota and predominantly focuses on selling to and engaging their

customers. Additionally, this role works closely with the product and channel marketing teams to promote

consistent messaging and execute on division strategies. This role is expected to be on-site, which

includes in-person client visits, and may require up to 60% travel.

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WHAT YOU'LL DO
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Account Management, Selling, & Customer Engagement

• Identify and achieve sales revenue goals for accounts while

maintaining a high level of profitability based on predetermined

budget plans

• Maintain high levels of customer service, engagement, and account

management, while keeping company interests and profitability in

mind

• Engage with customers by phone and email, but also via on-site

presence, such as through trade shows, national/regional meetings,

Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and more

• Advertising & Promotional Strategy

• Coordinate advertising plans, promo schedules, funding

negotiations, and all subsequent accounting of plans

• Plan product assortment, develop plan-o-grams, determine/support

product transitions, special offers, stock levels, web developments,

and more

• Special Projects & Initiatives

• Coordinate/support special projects for the Sales teams and

customers, as governed by the greatest needs at the time, including,

but not limited to: Drive cross-functional collaboration toward

placement of non-divisional SKUs; Manage inventory planning and

communications for remanufactured machine stock

• Demand Planning & Forecasting

• Accurately forecast supplies, hardware, and refurbished hardware

monthly, based on seasonality, market trends, planned promotions,

& product availability

• Communicate and collaborate regularly with credit, advertising,

supply chain, logistics, and others to identify and resolve issues that

arise

• Administration & Reporting

• Complete monthly reports, provide competitive updates, and

escalate issues to management

• Attend and actively participate in meetings with manager, team,

division, and others as scheduled

• Stay up to date on current market trends and business applications

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ABOUT OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
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Education

Experience

• Experience managing sales accounts with an emphasis on driving sales results required

Software/Technical Skills

Management (CRM) tools (preferably Salesforce)

Other Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

organization

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR THIS ROLE
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The salary (or hiring) range for this position is $74,000 - $90,000  per year

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package with diverse plan options to meet your family's needs, including health, vision, and dental insurance—all effective from day one of employment. Under our 401(k) retirement savings plan, we match up to 100% of the first 4% of employee contributions, with employer matches vesting immediately. Additionally, we offer an educational assistance program that reimburses up to 100% of tuition, lab fees, textbooks, and other related expenses for qualifying programs. To learn more, visit our benefits page:

Our Mission, Vision, & Culture

Our mission is to live our "at your side" promise to simplify and enrich the lives of our customers, employees, and communities. We aim to be where people and technology meet, providing products and solutions that enhance how people live, work, and create. We look to our strategic culture drivers - accountability, authenticity, boldness, and excellence - to enable us to consistently deliver on our vision, mission, and shared values. These drivers help us shape a culture that empowers the business to succeed. To learn more about our culture drivers and company culture, visit: 

About Where We Work

Brother's corporate headquarters for the Americas is in Bridgewater, NJ, across from the Bridgewater Commons Mall. This location houses key corporate functions, including HR, legal, finance, IT, and supply chain, and a significant presence of our business unit leadership and marketing teams. Our manufacturing and distribution facility in Bartlett, TN spans an impressive 1.5 million square feet - equivalent to 26 football fields - and is located on Brother Boulevard. In addition to the distribution center operations team, this facility hosts several other departments, including our customer service group. Brother also has employees based in other locations, such as Westminster, CO, where many of our marketing and product engineering team members from the mobile solutions division operate, as well as our distribution centers in Richmond, VA and Perris, CA. Additionally, our outside sales teams work remotely within their territories, staying geographically close to the accounts they support to ensure they are always "at your side" for our customers.

Links to Learn More

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