Strategic Account Manager - Education

Are you outgoing and enjoy meeting new people? Do you like technology and enjoy helping people solve problems? What if you could help people unlock their organization's potential for increased productivity by improving communication? What if you could make a difference by connecting people to something bigger than themselves and providing solutions that help them in their most critical time of need? Are you seeking an exceptional opportunity with a dynamic company? If so, we may have the perfect job for you.

Ronco is seeking a talented Strategic Account Manager to support our Education Vertical in Buffalo, NY. In this role, you will be responsible for cultivating and growing the market segment while qualifying and closing sales opportunities related to our education and corporate customers.

Accountabilities Include:

• Generate new customers within the assigned territory.
• Service and expand the business of the existing customer base.
• Present technology solutions to customers in professional environments.
• Conduct walkthroughs and develop scope-of-work documents based on potential installation projects with the assistance of the engineering team.
• Write and submit timely, accurate, and professional bids and bid responses with the assistance of the support team.
• Respond to RFI's, RFQ's, and RFP's.
• Understand and interpret construction project specifications.
• Develop and maintain strong product and industry knowledge, recognizing local industry trends.
• Support the local engineering and architectural community by providing customer needs analysis, system layouts, and designs.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with manufacturer representatives.
• Determine strategic efforts based on competitive analysis and market trends to maximize sales efforts.

Requirements for Success:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of B2B sales experience.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver compelling, engaging, informative presentations online and in a public setting with the appropriate tone of voice, body language, and delivery.
• Ability to exercise the highest level of integrity and professional business acumen.
• Professional self-starter who is reliable, flexible, proactive, resilient, organized, and punctual.
• Computer skills to include understanding basic computer manipulation, managing computer files, word processing, using spreadsheets and databases, creating presentations, finding information, and communicating.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively express ideas and information.
• Ability to thrive both independently and in a team environment.
• A high level of commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Basic math computation skills to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages and fractions.
• Ability to follow policies, processes and procedures.
• Effective use of Microsoft 365 suite of products.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to task in completing assignments with quality outputs.
• Maintain a clean driving record.

Why Choose Us:

Not to brag, but our team rocks! With an average employee tenure of 11 years, our experience authenticates our capabilities. In addition, we are staffed with talented professionals who gauge their success based on our customers. But we do know how to let our hair down and have a serious bit of fun.

In return for your commitment and valuable contributions to the Company, Ronco offers a friendly working atmosphere, competitive compensation, uncapped commission, and benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance, Disability, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, 401k, nine paid Holidays, Sick Pay, and Paid Time Off), on the job training, and opportunities for promotion. Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today!

The expected salary for this position ranges from $65,000.00 to $115,000.00 base pay per year plus significant commission opportunity available.

This role may require you to meet vendor specific credentialing requirements to visit customer sites as a condition of your continued employment. These requirements vary based on the respective healthcare, educational, state, or federal customer and may include vaccinations, additional background checks, additional drug testing, and any other type of criteria as specified by the customer.

Ronco is a drug-free workplace. Employment is subject to passing a drug test.


Ronco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Only resumes that include your most recent experience/position will be considered.