Strategic Account Associate Jobs in Itasca, IL (NOW HIRING)

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Position Overview:

As a Strategic Account Manager, you will lead growth across key enterprise accounts within Regal Rexnord's Aerospace Solutions business, you will serve as a critical driver of revenue and long-term partnership success-securing and expanding existing business, capturing competitive share, and identifying new growth opportunities by aligning innovative solutions with evolving customer needs.

This role extends beyond traditional account management. You will define and execute long-term commercial strategies, influence product roadmaps, and partner cross-functionally to deliver measurable business impact. Operating at the intersection of sales, engineering, and product, you will leverage both technical insight and commercial acumen to solve complex challenges and strengthen Regal Rexnord's strategic position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strategy for future multiyear contract or contract extension by collaborating across Regal Rexnord businesses and functions, understanding customer motivation, and reaching agreement
• Drive the growth strategy to deliver on growth opportunities and actions to win share from competition, to expand Regal Rexnord value as provided in today's applications, and to be designed in on product development projects
• Manage and develop dedicated account support while collaborating with shared resources to execute on growth strategy, share capture and cost savings projects, and in support of customer operations
• Analyze customer history, data and the market to optimize forecast accuracy
• Act to control inventory positions and accounts receivable
• Engage with engineering, legal and other departments as needed to complete technical and commercial specifications, agreements, contracts or other documentation
• Highly-engaged use of CRM to manage and report on growth opportunities, projects, and action item owners.
• Timely response to Business Team or Sales Leadership requests for critical information
• Ensure prompt response to customer issues
• Oversee delivery of sales quotes to customers and ensure adherence to pricing strategy defined by business.
• Attend product training while committing to self-study to enhance product and industry knowledge

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration or 10+ years of relevant experience
• 8+ years' experience in technical sales roles selling to OEMs and/or Distributors using both direct sales teams and manufacturing reps
• Experience in sales, product, engineering or marketing management
• Experience building and converting a CRM opportunity funnel
• Strong customer orientation with ability to build executive level relationships
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead and motivate team members
• Successful experience building a go-to-market strategy and sales plan
• Strong computer skills - Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Ability to work Independently and remotely
• High level of personal initiative and ownership of results

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Aerospace experience highly preferred.
• Proven track record of profitable growth
• Use of Power BI
• Experience working with 80/20, Policy Deployment methodologies
• Experience with CRM and forecasting tools

Travel Expectations:

• The position is expected to travel up to 50%

Expected Base Salary Range: $100,00 - 150,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company's electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company's automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company's end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

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Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.