Director, Global Account Management

At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You'll be part of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary:
As a key member of the Commercial Team, the Global Account Management Director will be responsible for customer growth and retention. This includes developing and strengthening the customer's relationships, defining, and developing the strategic customer account strategy, and driving a unified customer strategy across Benchmark globally for Benchmark's strategic and growth customers. The Director of Global Account Management will be Benchmark's point of contact for customer satisfaction, customer health, financial performance, VOC, and customer escalation as required. Requires a prior background with an EMS/CM with an emphasis on PCBA.

Responsibilities:
Develop and own customer executive relationships as well as deep multi-level and multi-functional relationships at customer locations.
The Global Account Management Director understands key customer stakeholders and influencers and develops strategies to ensure effective relationships are in place for the partnership.
Determine key stakeholders and influencers for customer account sustainment and growth.
Orchestrates and develops customer account strategy to include strategic and technology roadmaps by working with Business Development, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure business growth and alignment with technology roadmaps, to deliver on overall account objectives and key customer initiatives.
Be the customer advocate and VOC on a strategic level to the internal organization serving as an escalation point, providing customer perception, strive towards customer satisfaction, problem resolution, and improve overall health of the customer relationship.
Understanding the customer's business model and translating customer roadmap to Benchmark strategies
Coordinate with sector leadership, site leadership globally, and corporate legal on the administration and negotiation process for contracts with customer, include Supply Agreements, Amendments/Addendums, and NDAs.
Monitor sector/customer P&L targets and ensure customer contract terms are met.
Participate in site level Customer Quarterly Business Reviews.
Orchestrate Executive Business Reviews.

Other information:
Education / Experience:
Experienced as an Account Manager or Business Development leadership role responsible for +$25M in business development with a track record of driving above industry average revenue and margin growth.
The ideal candidate possesses +5 years of progressively advancing Business Development, Account Management and/or client centric.
Possesses excellent organizational, time management, team building, verbal, and written communication skills.
Strong experience with technology or manufacturing sales with increasing levels of responsibility.
Experienced defining, setting, and leading the execution of strategic account specific business development plans to achieve quarterly and annual employer financial objectives.
Documented track record of success and overachievement.
Experience working with senior leadership within a large business preferred.
Requirement of a bachelor's degree in engineering, sciences or business; MBA is preferred.

Skills
Solid experience as a Strategic Account Manager or Global Account Manager strongly preferred.
Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment.
Should demonstrate solid financial acumen.
Documented track record of success and overachievement.
Previous experience as a manager of a team or geographic area.
Excellent communication and professional demeanor, working alongside business executives, both internally and externally.

Work Environment:
This position is remote or can be located at any Benchmark US facility. We are seeking someone in the Mid-West/Central US
Position requires travel domestically and internationally, up to 25% of time.

Education: prefer a bachelor's degree, MBA a plus

Geographical Location: Remote

Physical Location: Remote - Mid-West/Central US

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1700

Full Time

Compensation Range: $140,139.570 to $210,209.360 USD

Export Control: This job position may include access to controlled information or technology covered under applicable U.S. export control laws. As such, employment for this job position may be contingent on either verification that an applicant falls under the definition of a "U.S. Person" (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status) or on the Company timely obtaining any necessary export license required under federal laws. The Company evaluates such export license situations on a case-by-case basis and may decline to proceed with a job applicant in its sole discretion since export license applications can take many weeks to be processed.

In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.

Benchmark is an equal opportunity employer. We are bringing together a diverse workforce with unique talents, life experiences, cultures, and perspectives to promote an innovative, collaborative, and creative place to work. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at careers@bench.com.