Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people's lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.
Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at .
**Job Summary**
The National Account Manager - Homecenter Saleslights the way through relationship development with key customers and functions as a true consultative partner to drive sales and growth initiatives. Through data mining and analysis, this role drives action to guide the customer in product and program opportunities, as well as work with internal matrix partners to deliver customer needs and market penetration. This role is responsible for helping manage the P&L, as well as developing and executing strategies to
achieve maximum sales and profitability for our products and services to key customer partners.
**Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)**
Develop and enhance key customer relationships and conduct strategic business planning sessions with leadership contacts
to drive sales and growth improvements. Support customer execution requirements - in store merchandising, presentation,
reset preparation, customer trainings, product walks (25%)
- Manage overall sales process; setting metrics for product value stream and customer growth. Utilize P&L and ABS tools to
perform deep dive analysis to improve processes and increase sales and profitability effectiveness, leverage customer POS
resources to create and analyze data ensuring in depth knowledge of customer performance and requirements. Responsible
for the current and future performance of key accounts and plans to achieve customer specific sales and margin
targets(25%)
- Create, Gain Commitment and Implement strategies for business expansion to increase Acuity's market share at strategic
customers. In store activity- monitoring competitiveness - responsible for comp shops (25%)
- Collaborate with and drive matrix organization to provide feedback from field related to product, pricing, or marketing gaps
and needs. Point of escalation and resolution for conflict mitigation and service level issues. Project Management - oversee
product launches, drive merchandising, marketing, engagement with customer (25%)
**Skills and Minimum Experience Required**
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Sales Management, Marketing, Finance, Technical, or related discipline; or equivalent
work experience
- Five years of relevant work and Home Center customer experience required.
- Strong customer service focus with strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to create presentations and present
to customers and key stakeholders
- Experience navigating customer portals, software and systems. Exceptional data mining, analytical, and problem-solving
skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Powerpoint programs. Must be able to create and present
Powerpoint presentations regularly and leverage Excel to create and analyze large amounts of data on a daily basis.
- Ability to lead cross functional teams to successful goal completion. Must be very organized and possess excellent time
management skills while managing multiple major projects (product launches and promotions) in progress at same time.
Preferred Experience (i.e. industry experience)
- Background in lighting/electrical industry or related industry prefered.
- Current location within the Southeast preferred - Day to day role is remote but customer visits
and travel required. ability to be in Charlotte/Atlanta areas on regular basis
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**The range for this position is $104,200.00 to $187,500.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant's experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. For a list of our benefits, click** **here** **.**
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