Strategic Account Manager

Exciting News – We’re Growing Our Team!

GC America is expanding! As demand for our innovative dental solutions continues to rise, we're growing our sales team to better support dental professionals across the country. This is a great opportunity to join a trusted industry leader and make a real impact on oral health care.

If you’re passionate about sales and want to be part of a team that’s shaping the future of dentistry—we’d love to meet you!

The Strategic Account Manager (SAM) is responsible for driving growth and building strong partnerships within assigned National Dental Service Organizations (NDSOs) accounts and some Emerging DSOs. This role is focused on expanding the share of wallet, executing business plans (Quarterly Business Reviews), and delivering exceptional customer support to National DSOs (accounts with 100+ locations), and some emerging DSOs.

The SAM will also serve as the main liaison between the company and key distribution partners, as well as understanding the unique needs of National DSOs, providing tailored solutions, coordinating all sales activities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional value. The SAM will serve as the primary contact for clients, addressing their concerns, and ensuring alignment with our products and services. Effective communication, negotiation, and analytical skills are essential for success in this role. This role offers the opportunity to grow into a Player-Coach position, leading select Key Account Managers (KAMs) to gain people management experience while also overseeing a targeted list of NDSOs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and manage relationships with assigned National DSO accounts, acting as the primary contact for sales and strategic initiatives.
• Develop and execute account plans to increase revenue, improve customer retention, and support the adoption of the full product portfolio.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Analytics, Customer Service, and Sales Leadership to support DSO partner needs.
• Analyze sales trends, performance metrics, and business insights to identify growth opportunities and adjust plans accordingly.
• Conduct regular business reviews with DSO decision-makers to present performance results and align future strategies.
• Support training, onboarding, and field execution with DSO stakeholders and key opinion leaders.
• Participate in regional and national dental meetings, tradeshows, and customer events to represent the company and support DSO engagement.
• Consistent travel to the headquarters of assigned accounts is essential.

Conduct Effective Sales Planning:

• Work closely with the Special Markets Manager to map strategy involving the assigned account list as well as lead generation.
• Continuously Identify new business opportunities.
• Coordinate ongoing quarterly business reviews (QBR’s) with assigned accounts.
• Coordinate quarterly DSO opportunities provided by Special Markets Manager
• Develop DSO Plan prioritizing opportunities quarterly.

Territory Performance Management:

• Participate in monthly regional performance management meeting/webinars and provide update.
• Touch assigned accounts a minimum of four (4) times per year.
• Meet with assigned dealer partners on a quarterly basis to review sales performance, create sales programs and provide product/marketing updates.
• Ensure assigned DSO accounts are trained on new product introductions within one month of launch.
• Participating with Special Markets Manager in financial reviews with distributors to maximize growth on a quarterly basis
• Involvement in the development and execution of distribution programs using joint strategies to accomplish business objectives (product launch, product gaps, spiffs, coop, and regional opportunities)

Product Knowledge:

• Responsible for learning and understanding the GC Selling Way.
• Responsible for understanding how to properly demonstrate, communicate and train customers on all product features and benefits and how they can be applied within a clinical setting.
• Participate with all inter-company training programs to learn about all new products and updates with both GCA and other GC Corporate partners.
• Responsible for providing accurate and useful reports for GCA Management Team
• Responsible for input on technical product training for sales, marketing and customer service teams using various communication methodologies (PowerPoint, webinar, face-to-face, teleconference, convention, etc.)

Other:

• Participate in regulatory compliance activities related to the job function, including quality audits, adverse event reporting for company products, and adherence to Good Documentation Practices for reporting and record keeping.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.
• An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of sales experience, preferably in the dental, medical, or healthcare sectors.
• Candidates must have experience working in the DSO segment.
• Strong track record of growing revenue and managing complex customer relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to write comprehensive reports utilizing Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Superb verbal communication skills (interpersonal, presentation/training) in the English language
• Demonstrated analytical and creative thinking skills as demonstrated by technical problem-solving, analysis and innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Continuous excellent communication skills required.
• Frequent high level of contact with customers/dealer partners, in person and by phone
• Frequent travel as needed (approximately 50% domestic travel)

BENEFITS:

• Company car
• Base Salary plus Commissions
• 401(k) through Fidelity and company matching 10%
• Dental insurance with Delta Dental PPO
• Health insurance BCBS Illinois PPO
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account
• Company Paid Life Insurance two times the annual salary
• Paid time off, including an extra paid week off the week between Christmas and New Year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance EyeMed