Top Account Manager

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Strategic account manager growing Honeywell Fire’s Southern European fire detection and life safety business. Driving multinational account growth, demand generation, profitability, and executive partnerships.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute multi-year strategic account plans for top regional and multinational customers
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key decision-makers, influencers, consultants, and procurement organizations
  • Identify growth opportunities across Honeywell Fire's portfolio, including fire detection, voice alarm, life safety software, connected services, and emerging technologies
  • Negotiate complex commercial agreements and framework contracts
  • Drive customer retention, share-of-wallet expansion, and competitive displacement initiatives
  • Create and execute demand generation plans to increase project pipelines within targeted vertical markets
  • Collaborate with consultants, engineering firms, and specifiers to secure Honeywell inclusion in project specifications
  • Develop market penetration strategies for Data Centers, Healthcare, Transportation, Hospitality, Energy, and Critical Infrastructure
  • Work with Channel, Marketing, and Demand Generation teams to generate qualified opportunities and accelerate project conversion
  • Own sales targets, revenue growth, margin expansion, and forecast accuracy for assigned accounts
  • Develop business cases and ROI analyses for strategic investments and customer opportunities
  • Lead pricing strategy, contract negotiations, rebate programs, and commercial governance
  • Monitor account profitability and implement corrective actions
  • Support annual operating plan, quarterly business reviews, and long-range planning
  • Track competitive activity, regulatory developments, industry trends, and emerging technologies
  • Provide strategic recommendations to leadership regarding market opportunities and risks
  • Influence product roadmap decisions through customer and market feedback
  • Coordinate resources across Sales, Demand Generation, Product Management, Technical Support, Finance, Customer Service, and Operations
  • Lead virtual cross-country account teams across Southern Europe
  • Promote best practices in account planning, CRM discipline, and pipeline management

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Marketing, or related discipline
  • Minimum 10+ years of experience in B2B sales, strategic account management, or business development
  • Proven success managing large multinational accounts across multiple European countries
  • Strong background in Strategic Sales, Key Account Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Demand Generation, and Commercial Negotiation
  • Extensive experience within the Fire Detection, Life Safety, Fire Alarm, Voice Alarm, Building Technologies, or Security Systems industry
  • Fluent English and French required
  • Deep knowledge of the European Fire Detection market
  • Strong understanding of the Southern European landscape, particularly France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Malta
  • Knowledge of key market players, distributors, system integrators, consultants, and regulatory environments
  • Understanding of European standards and regulations related to fire detection and life safety systems
  • Advanced CRM expertise, preferably Salesforce NEX
  • Strong knowledge of SAP ERP
  • Experience with funnel management and forecasting systems
  • Advanced Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
  • Knowledge of business intelligence and analytics tools
  • Familiarity with digital demand generation platforms and marketing automation tools
  • Ability to travel extensively across Southern Europe
  • MBA or equivalent advanced qualification is highly desirable
  • Italian and/or Spanish strongly preferred

Benefits:

  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities during application, interview, and job performance
  • Other benefits and privileges of employment