Account Manager, Metalworking Fluids

Job SummaryThe Account Manager is responsible for managing and growing customer accounts through solution-based selling, focusing on revenue, margin, and share growth within the assigned territory. Acting as the key link between customers and internal teams, this role ensures reliable delivery, issue resolution, and long-term value creation in alignment with company strategy.Job DescriptionAbout UsAt Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.What will you do?Deliver profitable sales growth. Maintain and develop existing accounts by promoting ways of improving overall contribution, selling new product lines, customer solutions and share of wallet gains.Identify and pursue potential new and existing business opportunities.Introduce new products and cost reduction programs to aid customer processes.Collaborate with all commercial team functions to meet customer expectations and objectives.Identify prospects and assess product needs while supporting product development and research ideas.Responsible for initiating sales and pricing negotiations to achieve margins at desired levels.Manage and maintain updated CRM, including pipeline, prospects and account plans, to enable business decisions and execution.Provide inputs into budget and forecast processes and own annual budget commitment.Comply with all Company Policies: to include but not limited to Code of Conduct and expense reporting, etc.Ownership of individual development plan (IDP) as agreed upon with direct line manager.Implement and drive an internal value based selling approach through the customer engagement and account management process.What do we look for?Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or a business-related area or a combination of 10+ relevant industry work experience and certifications.Experience in the paint pretreatment and/or industrial coatings market preferredMinimum of 5 years of B2B sales or relevant industry experience.What's in it for youCompetitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectoryPaid time off for volunteerismDress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bringOpportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings PlanAbout UsAt Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.What's in it for youCompetitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectoryPaid time off for volunteerismDress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bringOpportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings PlanWork for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industryQuaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr