Client Growth Specialist

Client Growth Specialist

Job Title: Client Growth Specialist

Location: Avoca, IA

Salary Compensation: $70,000-$95,000 annually | $33.65-$45.67 per hour  (Salary commensurate with experience.)

Work Location: On-Site Only (Not remote or hybrid)

Job Type: Direct Hire

Industry: Manufacturing

Company Size: 200-700 million in annual revenue

Keys to Job:  Bilingual English/ Spanish a MUST ; business development and account support experience; strong presentation and communication skills; strategic thinker; project follow-up and market analysis; Microsoft 365 proficiency; customer-focused and resourceful; light travel initially with potential for 20-40% travel later; technical/industrial product exposure preferred.

Client Growth Specialist

This role supports growth initiatives across assigned industrial market segments by helping drive account development, customer engagement, project follow-up, and sales coordination. It is designed for a polished, persuasive professional who can blend business development support with market analysis, internal collaboration, and customer-facing communication.

The individual in this position will assist with strategic plans, key account activity, quotation and project follow-up, market intelligence, pricing support, and coordination between sales teams and technical/manufacturing resources. The role also supports presentations, trade events, internal knowledge sharing, and regional collaboration across multiple channels serving the Americas.

Core Responsibilities

• Support market growth plans and sales objectives for assigned customer segments and channels.

• Assist with key account coordination, project tracking, quotation follow-up, and customer satisfaction efforts.

• Work closely with market leaders, sales teams, and internal technical resources to advance opportunities.

• Help adapt global or corporate commercial strategies to fit domestic and regional market needs.

• Monitor competitor activity, pricing trends, sales data, and other market intelligence.

• Contribute to presentations, sales tools, trade event support, and strategic development initiatives.

• Provide account and project support for selected opportunities, products, or special circumstances.

• Communicate effectively across internal teams to maintain momentum on strategic priorities and customer requirements.

Preferred Background

• Associate degree in engineering, business, sales, or marketing, or a similar mix of education and experience.

• Roughly 3 or more years of related experience in business development, market support, account management, project coordination, or technical sales support.

• Experience in industrial, technical, capital equipment, or engineered product environments is preferred.

Skills and Capabilities

• Fluent spoken and written English and Spanish.

• Strong presentation, communication, and relationship-management skills.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate ideas into action plans and follow-up.

• Proficient in Microsoft 365 tools, especially Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Customer-oriented, proactive, resourceful, and comfortable working across departments.

• Able to understand technical applications well enough to support customers and outside sales teams after training.

Work Style and Functional Requirements

• Travel flexibility is required; light travel at the beginning may grow materially as the role develops.

• May occasionally visit field sites, customer locations, or trade events.

• Office-based work includes regular computer use, presentations, communication, and cross-functional coordination.

• May occasionally handle materials or equipment samples during events or site activity.