Credit Manager- (Steel, Metal, or Manufacturing company exp required)

Job Description

Job Description

Snelling is recruiting an experienced Credit Manager for a Bessemerarea Steel Company. This position will oversee customer credit risk and collections, evaluate creditworthiness, establish credit limits, monitor account exposure, and manage past-due balances. The Credit Manager will work closely with Sales and leadership to support business growth while minimizing credit risk and bad debt losses.

Pay: $80,000–$100,000/year, depending on experience
Schedule: Monday–Friday | Full-Time

Key Responsibilities of Credit Manager:

• Review credit applications and establish appropriate credit terms and limits
• Evaluate customer creditworthiness using credit reports, references, payment history, and financial information
• Maintain and regularly review customer credit files and limits
• Monitor customer exposure, payment trends, and aging reports
• Manage collections of past-due balances and communicate with customers regarding payment commitments
• Place accounts on credit hold when appropriate and review requests for credit-limit increases
• Prioritize collection efforts based on account aging, exposure, and risk
• Document collection activity and significant account issues
• Work closely with Sales to resolve payment issues and balance customer needs with credit requirements
• Monitor customers approaching or exceeding credit limits
• Communicate significant credit and collection concerns to management
• Recommend changes to credit terms, limits, or account status
• Coordinate outside collection or legal action on high-risk accounts when necessary

Qualifications Required of Credit Manager:

• Previous experience in commercial credit and B2B collections
• Strong understanding of commercial credit, collections, and risk management
• Steel, metals, industrial distribution, or manufacturing experience REQUIRED
• Strong communication, negotiation, and collection skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical abilities
• Sound judgment when balancing sales growth with credit risk
• Experience with ERP systems, credit reporting tools, and Microsoft Excel

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We are proud to serve employers and job seekers in and around the Birmingham, AL area. The Snelling founders began the company based on the objective of helping people to “achieve the success they desire.” This objective has been a guiding principle for over 70 years, and it remains the foundation for us in Birmingham. We work hard to understand the demands employers and job seekers face every day. We build this understanding into every solution we provide, whether it is helping one candidate find the job that is right or one client staffing an entire division of their operation. We truly provide “Custom Workforce Solutions.”

Snelling Birmingham specializes in placing great talent in several demanding business sectors, including:

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SNELLING - THE STAFFING COMPANY OF CHOICE\r\nWE ARE “HOW WORK GETS DONE”\r\n\r\nWe are proud to serve employers and job seekers in and around the Birmingham, AL area. The Snelling founders began the company based on the objective of helping people to “achieve the success they desire.” This objective has been a guiding principle for over 70 years, and it remains the foundation for us in Birmingham. We work hard to understand the demands employers and job seekers face every day. We build this understanding into every solution we provide, whether it is helping one candidate find the job that is right or one client staffing an entire division of their operation. We truly provide “Custom Workforce Solutions.”\r\n\r\nSnelling Birmingham specializes in placing great talent in several demanding business sectors, including:\r\n\r\nADMINISTRATIVE & CLERICAL\r\nENGINEERING\r\nEXECUTIVE SEARCH\r\nFINANCE & ACCOUNTING\r\nHUMAN RESOURCES\r\nINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY\r\nLEGAL\r\nLOGISTICS\r\nMANUFACTURING & LIGHT INDUSTRIAL\r\nMARKETING, SALES, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT\r\n#readytowork