American Electric Power
Key Account Mgr Associate to Key Account Mgr
American Electric Power, Ashland, Kentucky, us, 41114
Job Posting End Date08-14-2024Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.Job SummaryResponsible for the retention, expansion, and overall satisfaction of identified strategically key managed account customers. This position requires a mindset which includes an Economic and Business Development focus and approach to Customer Experience. Responsible for proactively managing and be ultimately responsible for the development and successful implementation of strategic programs and offerings, developing new business, providing exceptional customer service, contract development and negotiation, and building long-term business relationships / partnerships with executive level decision makers. This position will interface with engineers, account managers and representatives within the Customer Services group, the Energy Efficiency group, the Economic Development group and various departments within the operating company and as necessary with the Corporate National Account organization to meet stated goals and objectives.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Establishes and maintains high-level relationships with key decision makers within assigned customer organization. Is responsible for the retention, expansion, and overall satisfaction of the assigned client base.Provides a single point-of-contact to customer contacts to identify critical issues and responsible for overseeing the plan of action to resolve critical issues with key departments within the operating company.Proactively manage the development and successful implementation of strategic programs and offerings, developing new business, providing exceptional customer service, contract development and negotiation, building long-term business relationships with executive level decision makers, new service issues, and various account management initiatives.Interface with engineers, the energy efficiency group, the economic development group and various AEP and operating company business units to meet stated goals and objectives.Executes strategies to market a variety of products and services to OPCO customers in various identified industry segments.Works with and engages the operating companies' leadership (at the executive, regulatory, operations & customer service level) with various issues that may affect the assigned key accounts.Promotes and supports operating company energy efficiency/demand response programs system wide to assigned key accounts.Promotes and supports operating company energy conversion with assigned key accounts.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Key Account Manager Associate:
Education:Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Engineering, Communications or other related field.Experience:Experience in customer account management, business, or economic development and/or utility industry experience preferred but not required.Total Base Pay Range:
70,961 – 106,440 USD AnnualKey Account Manager:
Education:Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Engineering, Communications or other related field.Experience:2 years’ experience in customer account management, business, or economic development. Utility industry experience preferred.Licenses/Certifications:Advanced degree or professional certification preferred, ex Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Masters Business Administration (MBA), Juris Doctorate (JD).Total Base Pay Range:
83,413.00 - 125,122.00 USD AnnualOTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Demonstrated communications and presentation skills.Excellent written and verbal communications skills.Must be able to travel to various locations for extended periods and work late into the evenings.Must possess demonstrated ability to successfully build strategic internal and external relationships, possess political acumen, and display strong initiative to manage resources, projects and issues across business units, committees and task forces (both internal and external to the Company).Demonstrated successful leadership.Compensation Data:
Compensation Grade:
SP20-007Compensation Range:
$83,413.00-104,267.50 USDEqual Employment Opportunity:
It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer‐employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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Establishes and maintains high-level relationships with key decision makers within assigned customer organization. Is responsible for the retention, expansion, and overall satisfaction of the assigned client base.Provides a single point-of-contact to customer contacts to identify critical issues and responsible for overseeing the plan of action to resolve critical issues with key departments within the operating company.Proactively manage the development and successful implementation of strategic programs and offerings, developing new business, providing exceptional customer service, contract development and negotiation, building long-term business relationships with executive level decision makers, new service issues, and various account management initiatives.Interface with engineers, the energy efficiency group, the economic development group and various AEP and operating company business units to meet stated goals and objectives.Executes strategies to market a variety of products and services to OPCO customers in various identified industry segments.Works with and engages the operating companies' leadership (at the executive, regulatory, operations & customer service level) with various issues that may affect the assigned key accounts.Promotes and supports operating company energy efficiency/demand response programs system wide to assigned key accounts.Promotes and supports operating company energy conversion with assigned key accounts.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Key Account Manager Associate:
Education:Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Engineering, Communications or other related field.Experience:Experience in customer account management, business, or economic development and/or utility industry experience preferred but not required.Total Base Pay Range:
70,961 – 106,440 USD AnnualKey Account Manager:
Education:Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business, Engineering, Communications or other related field.Experience:2 years’ experience in customer account management, business, or economic development. Utility industry experience preferred.Licenses/Certifications:Advanced degree or professional certification preferred, ex Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Masters Business Administration (MBA), Juris Doctorate (JD).Total Base Pay Range:
83,413.00 - 125,122.00 USD AnnualOTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Demonstrated communications and presentation skills.Excellent written and verbal communications skills.Must be able to travel to various locations for extended periods and work late into the evenings.Must possess demonstrated ability to successfully build strategic internal and external relationships, possess political acumen, and display strong initiative to manage resources, projects and issues across business units, committees and task forces (both internal and external to the Company).Demonstrated successful leadership.Compensation Data:
Compensation Grade:
SP20-007Compensation Range:
$83,413.00-104,267.50 USDEqual Employment Opportunity:
It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer‐employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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