
Contractors’ Warehouse —
Director, National Accounts
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req135279
Category – Operations
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Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req135279
Category – Operations
Company Overview
What’s the best place we’ve ever built? The place where we work. At Home Depot, our goal is to provide the highest level of service, the broadest selection of products, and the most competitive prices. As the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, we operate more than 2,200 retail stores across North America. And each of our associates are focused one thing — helping our customers build and improve their homes, businesses, and ultimately their lives.
Position Purpose:
The Director of National Accounts oversees the management of key, large-scale accounts, focusing on building and maintaining strong relationships, driving sales, and achieving revenue targets. The Director leads a team of National Account Managers that are focused on driving significant growth through the residential property management vertical. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing and mentoring a high-performance sales team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning: Develops and execute sales plan to drive revenue and profit growth within named accounts.
- Relationship Building: Builds and maintains strong, strategic relationships with key decision-makers within national accounts.
- Leadership: Coach, develop and inspire the team of account managers to thrive in a best-in-class environment. Ability to acquire and develop talent is critical.
- Development: Responsible for the performance and professional development of team members. Acts as a coach/mentor and lead by example to facilitate the achievement of individual/team growth objectives.
- Opportunity Identification: works with the national account managers to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities within existing and potential national accounts.
- Contract Negotiation: Works on contract proposals for both existing and new clients.
- Reporting and Analysis: Produces sales/business reports and internal summary reports, and reports on sales, retention, revenue, and forecasting.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Orchestrates team resources to meet customer and business needs, fostering teamwork and accountability.
- Compliance: Ensures compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.
- Problem Solving: Analyzes complex situations and develops solutions to address challenges.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Senior Director, National Accounts
- This Position has 6-8 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel 25% to 50% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven track record of success in managing large, complex national accounts within the building materials industry
- Strong understanding of the building materials market, customer needs, and competitive landscape
- Excellent negotiation and contract management skills
- Experience coaching and developing direct reports
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with senior executives
- Strategic thinking and ability to develop and execute comprehensive sales plans
- Leadership experience in managing and motivating a sales team
- Proficiency in salesforce automation tools and data analysis
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 8
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
-
Collaborates
-
Drives Engagement
-
Ensures Accountability
-
Communicates Effectively
-
Customer Focus
-
Drives Results
-
Financial Acumen
-
Strategic Mindset
Location – Atlanta, GA
Job ID – Req135279
Category – Operations
Role Overview
Position Purpose:
The Director of National Accounts oversees the management of key, large-scale accounts, focusing on building and maintaining strong relationships, driving sales, and achieving revenue targets. The Director leads a team of National Account Managers that are focused on driving significant growth through the residential property management vertical. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of managing and mentoring a high-performance sales team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Planning: Develops and execute sales plan to drive revenue and profit growth within named accounts.
- Relationship Building: Builds and maintains strong, strategic relationships with key decision-makers within national accounts.
- Leadership: Coach, develop and inspire the team of account managers to thrive in a best-in-class environment. Ability to acquire and develop talent is critical.
- Development: Responsible for the performance and professional development of team members. Acts as a coach/mentor and lead by example to facilitate the achievement of individual/team growth objectives.
- Opportunity Identification: works with the national account managers to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities within existing and potential national accounts.
- Contract Negotiation: Works on contract proposals for both existing and new clients.
- Reporting and Analysis: Produces sales/business reports and internal summary reports, and reports on sales, retention, revenue, and forecasting.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Orchestrates team resources to meet customer and business needs, fostering teamwork and accountability.
- Compliance: Ensures compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.
- Problem Solving: Analyzes complex situations and develops solutions to address challenges.
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Typically reports to Senior Director, National Accounts
- This Position has 6-8 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- Typically requires overnight travel 25% to 50% of the time.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
- Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven track record of success in managing large, complex national accounts within the building materials industry
- Strong understanding of the building materials market, customer needs, and competitive landscape
- Excellent negotiation and contract management skills
- Experience coaching and developing direct reports
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with senior executives
- Strategic thinking and ability to develop and execute comprehensive sales plans
- Leadership experience in managing and motivating a sales team
- Proficiency in salesforce automation tools and data analysis
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 8
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
-
Collaborates
-
Drives Engagement
-
Ensures Accountability
-
Communicates Effectively
-
Customer Focus
-
Drives Results
-
Financial Acumen
-
Strategic Mindset
Multisite – An associate in a multisite role is required to work from multiple locations (e.g., Home Depot locations and/or a customers’ homes) in order to complete their job duties. We also refer to this as location – multisite.
Learn more about our 4 different work locations. Additional information will be provided during the application process.
As part of the application process for this role, there will be an on-line assessment. The assessment usually takes about 17 minutes to complete. You will be directed to the assessment link immediately after submitting your application. Once you click on the link, you will need to complete it within 72 hours after starting it. You may stop and restart the assessment as many times as you like within the 72-hour time frame.
During the assessment, we’ll ask you questions about your approach to work and various work-related situations. The questions are based on characteristics that are related to performing successfully in hourly roles at The Home Depot, including:
- Professional Experience
- Learning Potential
- Responsibility
- Customer Focus
If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation related to the assessment, or you would like to obtain more information about the assessment, click here to learn more.
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Atlanta, GA
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