Associate National Account Manager Retail

This Associate National Account Manager supporting our Master Lock brand reports to the Director of Retail Sales and manages the strategic partnership of Master Lock, Yale, and Sentry Safe® products in-store & online in the Home Center, Hardware, and Co-Op channels. This is a key sales role, responsible for collaborating with customers and cross-functionally within other various customer departments. You will be providing feedback and insights to the team and other cross-functional groups within the organization, such as Demand Planning, Category Management, Finance, RGM, and Supply Chain.Location: This is a remote position with 25% travel expectedWhat you will be doing:Lead contact for all Yale, Master Lock and Sentry Safe- store and e-commerce business as well as other functional areas that help drive profitable sales volumeManage independent manufacturer sales reps to develop relationships with synergistic business partnersDevelop key contacts and establish strong relationships to ensure the understanding of their organization, strategic growth and market strategies and overall success metricsIdentify growth opportunities and align company resources to drive incremental revenue to meet and exceed annuals sales & profitability goalsCollaborate monthly with cross-functional planning teams to develop a best-in-class 12-month SKU unit forecastPartner with internal analytics team to develop and deploy promotion and pricing strategiesIdentify continuous improvement (CI) opportunities and work with company resources to gain efficiency, cost savings and margin improvementCollaborate effectively and participate on cross-functional teams with Product Management, Merchandising, IT, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Distribution, Engineering and Field Sales management for the continuous, on-going improvement of present products, and the development of new products, marketing programs, merchandising, etc.Develop and implement tactical operating plans and budgets to support the Company’s strategic initiativesManage T&E and all financial account responsibilities related to the business