
Key Account Manager, Channel BU
- Chicago, IL
- $142,100 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Represent TE and clearly articulate TE's strategy assigned distributor/partner.
- Understand and communicate high-level strategies of relevant Business Units (BU's) and
- Formulate and deploy partner-aligned strategies to drive TE revenue growth, customer expansion, and market share gains.
- Ensure TE is the distributor's supplier of choice and maintains top-of-mind awareness over competitors.
- Prepare and execute regional strategy and business plans with distributors, including goals for revenue, branch targets, scorecards, inventory, training, new product introductions, and market growth.
- Maintain strong relationships with distributor executive management (regional VPs, GMs, sales, marketing, operations) to support strategic plan execution and POS billing growth.
- Act as a liaison between TE's channel programs, organizational marketing, field marketing, and sales to ensure cohesive execution.
- Collaborate with internal and external teams/agencies to develop and implement channel programs and materials that increase sell-through and ROI.
- Analyze and improve channel program effectiveness; provide input into forecasting and program development budgets.
- Conduct market research to identify opportunities for stronger channel partnerships and increased sales.
- Maintain influential relationships with TE BUs and ensure alignment with distributor objectives.
- Support and participate in regular business reviews at regional and branch levels with distributors.
- Implement distributor/TE management processes, including goal setting, performance tracking, and reporting tools.
- Support and execute go-to-market (GTM) strategies with distributors and BUs.
- Align with assigned partner on key, high ROI industry applications where mutual customer/product positioning can be most effectively leveraged
- Facilitate deployment of application focused targeted customer engagement between BU's and assigned partner utilizing AFG (Application Focus Group) strategy resources
- Establish a regular cadence (monthly/quarterly) to monitor and report progress against strategic goals.
- Understand and track regional market dynamics, including application trends, technology growth areas, competitive positioning, and TE's market share.
- POP growth across all TE products for assigned distributor
- POS growth across all TE products for assigned distributor
- Inventory health for your assigned distributor
- Market share growth for assigned distributor
- Pipeline and conversion for assigned distributor
- AFG (Application Focus Group) based opportunity pipeline and conversion
- DTAM retention and growth for assigned distributor
- BU specific growth targets
- Self-development
- Bachelor's degree in business or Engineering required
- 10+ years' experience in sales management
- Preferred background of working with electronics distributors either at OEM, Supplier, or distributor.
- Strong strategy development and program management experience and the ability to influence the direction and output of multiple cross-disciplinary teams.
- Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills, with the ability to deliver formal presentations to senior staff
- Ability to negotiate with executives at all levels of an organization is a must
- Self-directed individual who can analyze market needs and deliver strong results through sales process
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations in a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to work from home office environment Effectively work across all levels of the organization and with people of diverse cultural backgrounds
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Energetic and highly motivated
- Willingness to travel (
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at and on , , andCOMPENSATION
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $142,100 -178,000 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
- Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
- Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.
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