Print Solutions Account Manager- Chicago, IL (Lombard) Job in Chicago 60620, Illinois US
Staples is the world’s largest office products company and a trusted source for office solutions. The company provides products, services and expertise in office supplies, copy print, technology, facilities and breakroom, and furniture. Staples invented the office superstore concept in 1986 and now has annual sales of $25 billion, ranking second in the world in eCommerce sales. With 90,000 associates worldwide, Staples operates in 26 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, making it easy for businesses of all sizes, and consumers. The company is headquartered outside Boston. More information about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is available at www.staples.com/media. Staples values the diversity of our customers, associates and suppliers.
We offer very competitive benefits including; dynamic work environment, 401K, discounted employee stock purchase plan, adoption assistance, Annual Associate Scholarship Plan, Associate InventionQuest, training and development, "Work/Life" initiatives and other voluntary benefits such as pet insurance and identity theft protection. This all translates into exciting career opportunities with a talented team dedicated to personal and professional growth.
Print Solutions Account Manager- Chicago, IL (Lombard)
While you may know Staples as the world’s leading office supply company, Staples Print Solutions – a division of Staples - is one of the leading business-to-business print providers in the industry. We’ve built our reputation by delivering leading edge technology print solutions to many of the most recognized Fortune 1000 corporations for more than 50 years. We truly are a single source for every print need - from digital printing, forms and award-winning labels, to kitting and fulfillment. This is all made possible by our state of the art technical, online ordering system and our national sales and manufacturing network which is combined with local presence to serve our customers across the country.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Achieve revenue and margin goals in the Staples Print Solutions category.
- Partner with Staples commercial Sales team to sell copy/print services to mid and larger sized contract customers.
- Build selling and customer service relationships with clients that profitably grow Staples copy/print category sales.
- Utilize Staples CRM system on a consistent daily basis to self-manage selling activity, contacts, deals, strategies, reporting, and communications.
- Work collaboratively with copy/print operations partners to assure accurate, timely, and professional delivery of customer's products and services.
Basic Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of prior work experience in the copy and commercial print industry, with focus on print programs.
- Professionally skilled, disciplined, and organized sales and account management professional selling to mid to large size businesses.
- Impressive ability to develop, serve, and manage a portfolio of high volume clients.
- Dynamic individual who can function at a high level of performance, working in a very fast paced environment, and collaborate with customers, copy center operations, and sales management and support staff.
- Successful experience selling, implementing and managing business programs to customers at the administrative, management, and senior management levels.
- Ability to develop winning proposals, collect and analyze data, prepare and conduct client business reviews that lead to customer retention and profitable sales growth.
- Must be effective as a product category specialist, working as part of a wider client services team.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree
Staples is an EEO/AA Employer