Account Manager - Energy Oil & Gas

CoorsTek Inc

Benton, AR

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Advertising, Business Development, Business Growth, Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Conferences, Contract Negotiation, Cross-Functional, Cross-Selling, Customer Acquisition, Customer Relations, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Support/Service, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Detail Oriented, Develop and Maintain Customers, Distribution Channel, Energy Management, Establish Priorities, Field Marketing, Finance, Interpersonal Skills, Manufacturing, Market Trend Analysis, Negotiation Skills, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Oil and Gas, Organizational Skills, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Product Management, Product Positioning, Product Pricing, Production Planning, Profit & Loss, Project/Program Management, Promotional Programs, Pumps, Resolve Customer Issues, Revenue Growth, Safety/Work Safety, Sales, Sales Management, Sales Pipeline, Sales Prospecting, Sales Strategy, Sales Support, Salesforce.com, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Total Cost of Ownership, Trade Shows, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Benton, AR
POSTED
30+ days ago

Its exciting to work for a company that makes the world measurably better. Were committed to bringing safety, quality, and customer focus to the business of advanced ceramics manufacturing.

Job Title: Account Manager - Energy Oil & Gas

As the Energy Oil & Gas Market Account Manager, you will be responsible for driving profitable growth of CoorsTek advanced ceramic components, including Alumina (Al2O3), Silicon Nitride (Si3N4), Silicon Carbide (SiC), Yttria/MgO Partially Stabilized Zirconia in Oil & Gas market through customer win-backs, new customer acquisition, and application expansion. This role owns commercial outcomes and operates within a structured execution model supported by dedicated technical leadership, product management, and internal commercial connectors. You will also be responsible for excellent customer service, and technical assistance.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Primary Accountabilities: Revenue growth and margin expansion within the Energy Oil & Gas segment. • Recovery of targeted lost or dormant customer accounts. • Identify, develop and maintain business growth opportunities with customers in Energy Oil & Gas segment, including downhole tool components, wear-resistant, pump and valve applications (e.g. advanced ceramic seal components, liners, sleeves, valves, rupture disks). • Build and maintains strong relationships with new and existing key customer contacts including design engineers, scientists, buyers, program managers and executives. • Develop short and long-term commercial opportunity pipeline for new and existing markets and accounts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead customer engagement and account strategy across Oil and Gas operators, OEMs, and service companies. • Serve as the primary commercial interface with customers at the program, sourcing, and executive decision level. • Develop and execute structured win-back strategies with clear milestones and success criteria. • Position CoorsTek as a solutions partner focused on performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership. • Acts as liaison between development, engineering, production, planning, shipping, accounting, sales, distributors, and customers to effectively manage customer needs.

Opportunity and Pipeline Management:

• Build and manage a disciplined pipeline aligned to defined applications, qualification paths, and revenue timelines. • Prioritize opportunities based on strategic fit, technical feasibility, and commercial value. • Drive timely decision-making to advance, reshape, or exit opportunities. • Proactively monitor and assess opportunities within adjacent energy sub-markets (e.g., advanced ceramic seals for nuclear energy applications) to support strategic cross-selling and expansion of CoorsTek's portfolio positioning.

Cross-Functional Execution:

• Partner closely with technical leadership to ensure solution integrity, manufacturability, and qualification success. • Collaborate with product management on product positioning, pricing strategy, and plant-level alignment. • Work with internal commercial connectors to accelerate customer access, introductions, and trust-building. • Ensure customer commitments align with operational capability and margin expectations.

Pricing, Demand Plan and CRM Management:

• Lead pricing discussions and commercial negotiations in alignment with approved frameworks. • May include contract negotiations. • Manage all accounts through CRM updating pipeline, contacts, trip reports, call plans and Account Plans. • Receive guidance from management team to formulate and lead execution of account plans to support company sales and profitability objectives. • Own the entire account relationship internally and externally as the company representative for all aspects and needs of the account. • Optimize market sales/revenue opportunities by keeping informed of market developments in the field.

Commercial Discipline and Market Insight:

• Develop and maintain strong understanding of Energy market dynamics, customer investment cycles, and competitive positioning. • Represent and builds a positive CoorsTek reputation throughout the market via activities such as trade shows, advertising, strategic partnering and participation with industry organizations. • Manage all customers' payment terms and adherence to terms. • Create a collaborative effort between CoorsTek sales, engineering and manufacturing to deliver what customers need and actively grow the business. • Capture market intelligence to develop conversations with customers on market trends and actions. • Shares market data with Strategic insights for comprehensive overview and market development.

Job Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent • Five (5) years' related technical account management experience • Previous experience in Energy Oil & Gas industry (highly desirable)

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep understanding of, or ability to learn, full range of CoorsTek materials, products and the Energy Oil & Gas market • Previous experience with technical account management preferably within Energy Oil & Gas industry • Strong Financial Acumen • Ability to manage through uncertain environments while identifying new business opportunities • Previous experience with SalesForce • Must be proficient in working with diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds, exhibit strong interpersonal and organizational skills, great attention to detail as well as excellent listening, verbal and written communication skills.

Position Specific Title and Responsibilities:

Travel: May be required to travel to customer locations to promote new products, resolve customer problems, and to represent the Company at trade shows and conferences.

Role Level: This role may be hired at Account Manager or Senior Account Manager, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Location: This role may be located in Golden, CO, Benton, AR or TX (Houston, Dalla, Austin, San Antonio) areas.

Compensation: The posted range is for the Golden, CO area and may vary by region. Target Hiring Range: Annual Salary: USD 73,000.00 - USD 120,000.00. Actual compensation is commensurate with experience, skills and education.

CoorsTek strives to give all qualified applicants equal opportunity and to make selection decisions on job related factors. Do not provide any information on the application which will indicate your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

About the Company

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CoorsTek Inc

CoorsTek makes the world measurably better as the partner of choice for technology and manufacturing companies worldwide whose success requires the unique, high-performance properties of products manufactured from engineered ceramics and advanced materials. CoorsTek products and components touch people’s lives through amazing solutions to global challenges in energy, transportation, information technology, healthcare, and defense, among others.

Mission: CoorsTek is the partner of choice for technology & manufacturing companies worldwide, whose success requires the unique, high-performance properties of products manufactured from engineered ceramics & advanced materials.

We deliver outstanding value through:
1. Operational excellence
2. Broad research, development, and manufacturing capabilities
3. Unsurpassed expertise in materials engineering
4. Highly collaborative, responsive, and reliable relationships

Specialties:
Technical Ceramics, High-Performance Polymers, Precision-Machined Metals, Custom Components, and Custom Assemblies

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
1910
WEBSITE
https://www.coorstek.com/