
Manager of Business Sales - Strategic Accounts and Competency Center
Brooklyn Park, MNFull-time$11.41/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Manager of Business Sales leads cross-departmental functions and a functional team supporting assigned strategic accounts. The role oversees staffing, performance, training, customer issue resolution, sales support, margin control, projects, and the ECN process. It requires at least seven years of customer service or related experience; a bachelor's degree is preferred or equivalent experience. The position is on-site and may require travel up to 40%.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Job Duties
Description
*Coordinate and lead cross-departmental functions to provide best-in-class service to assigned customers (IE. Inside Sales, Sourcing, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.)
*Achieve and/or exceed company plans and departmental KPI goals
*Manages and Directs work of functional team, including hiring, corrective action, performance appraisals and pay review, budget and processes.
*Ability to lead and motivate a large team, manage performance, and foster a collaborative and productive work environment in accordance to Wurth basic principles.
*Implement training programs to ensure staff are equipped with necessary skills and knowledge, including new employee onboarding.
*Manage workforce planning, staffing, and labor relations to meet operational requirements.
*Collaborate with the team to identify, research, and resolve customer issues using SAP and CPS
*Supports Outside Sales on quotes and new opportunities
*Participates in Internal & External RAILs
*Supports and coaches team on the preparation of Wurth Business Reviews
*Control margining to maintain and meet company profitability objectives
*Coordinates projects within the department and in collaboration with other departments
*Oversight of the ECN process
*Ensure complete customer satisfaction is being met by team
*Understands and is capable of mentoring team on OR related topics
*Performs other duties, as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES
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Bachelor's Degree Preferred or equivalent experience
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Minimum 7 years customer service or related experience is required
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Intermediate to Advanced experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
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Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills
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SAP skills are advantageous
*Shows strong critical thinking skills
- Must be able to read and analyze customer purchase orders, drawings, and vendor-supplied reference material
*Ability to work cross functionally to achieve required goals
*Ability to communicate professionally through written, oral, or other forms of communication
*Ability to analyze data to make decisions driving positive impact
*Ability to work with mathematical concepts and solve mathematical equations as related to logistics and supply chain
- Ability to provide solutions to escalated internal or external issues
*Ability to perform the duties of those who report to the Business Unit Lead
- Ability to provide a variety of instructions furnished through written, oral, excel, or other forms required
*Ability to clearly convey company visions and goals across all departments
*Shows strong signs of organization and prioritization skills
*Ability to operate (at a high level) and ensure team properly utilizes all company provided sales tools (FlexDeck, Salesforce, BI Tools, and Etc.)
*Able to perform and teach budgetary functions
*Able to perform succession planning related duties
*Ability travel up to 40%
*Excellent judgement, critical-thinking and decision-making skills
*Capable of establishing credibility, respect and trust from internal colleagues and external customers
*Ability to read and understand multi-market conditions and forecasts
The Wurth Difference:
Proactive supply chain solutions customized to your business, your industry
Industrial products and services delivered with prompt, personal attention
Inventory management solutions that keep your production line moving smoothly
Complete program support from initial design, to implementation, training, to ongoing analysis
Why Wurth:
Maternity/Paternal leave after 1 year of service
Tuition Reimbursement eligible after 1 year of service
Health benefits and programs - medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
Additional benefits 401(k), short term disability, long term disability
Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period, additional day earned per year of service
10 paid holidays
EEOC STATEMENT:
The Wurth Industry North America group of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Wurth will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws. #LI-SJ1
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
The Wurth Industry North America group of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Wurth will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Experience Required
7 - 20 years
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
1
Public Transportation Accessible
Yes
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
No
Physical Required
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$11.41 / Hourly
Postal Code
55445
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
MANAG006737
Job Benefits
Not specified
How this job compares
Set against the 2,142 open Sales Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$11.41/hr
- US median$22–25/hr93 hourly ranges
This rate, $11.41/hr, is 51% below the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Sales Management hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 44 open Sales Management jobs in Minnesota and 2,142 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Accenture3 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Sales Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,631 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 610 of the 2,142 open Sales Management jobs (28%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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