[Remote] Regional Account Manager Southern Virginia

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. James Hardie is hiring a Regional Account Manager to grow demand and market share for exterior products in an assigned territory. The role manages customer and dealer relationships, develops and executes account and territory plans, and drives product adoption, cross-selling, and material conversion.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong, long‑term relationships with key customer accounts through consistent engagement, responsiveness, and value‑added support
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty
• Identify opportunities to expand product adoption, increase share of wallet, and introduce new solutions that align with customer needs
• Develop structured account plans and execute growth targets for each key account
• Conduct regular business reviews with accounts to assess goals, performance, challenges, and future needs
• Translate customer feedback into internal recommendations for product, pricing, service, or process improvements
• Maintain account profiles, activity logs, and pipeline opportunities in CRM tools
• Use data to forecast account performance, identify trends, and prioritize actions
• Drives downstream demand with contractors across both Exteriors and Outdoor Living products
• Enables cross-selling opportunities to support Channel Managers
• Builds long-term contractor relationships through ongoing account engagement and tailored product solutions, while driving material conversion with contractors, and supporting other regional growth priorities
• Acts as the primary dealer relationship owner for assigned accounts, ensuring alignment to James Hardie priorities and enabling effective cross-sell execution
• Partners with dealers to launch campaigns, train sales teams, and connect contractor demand to dealer programs
• Executes against defined sub-specialization (single family repair/remodel, single family new construction, or multi-family new construction) by partnering to provide product value that aligns with regional growth objectives
• Ability to tailor engagement and messaging to segment-specific needs
• Develops and executes a territory plan that translates regional priorities into daily activity
• Manages pipeline, targeting, and follow-up to ensure consistent execution against demand-generation goals and adjusts approach based on performance and market feedback

Skills

• Willingness and ability to cultivate relationships, grow networks, nurture leads, and passion to identify targets
• Ability to negotiate and collaborate with business leaders to achieve an ideal outcome
• Strong understanding of sales processes, sales funnel management, and sales practices
• Knowledgeable of market segmentation and goto-market strategies
• Familiar with Customer Relationship Management systems to aid in organization and planning
• Strong business/financial acumen, preferably regarding the construction industry
• Understanding business (builder/dealer/installer) financials (margins, turns, labor optimization), market opportunity and dynamics to advise partners for mutual growth
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and advocate for JHBP, effectively building relationships at all levels of an organization
• Able to present in front of large groups and convey messages in a captivating manner
• Familiar with key communication tools (DISC, SLII, etc.)
• Familiar with of basic construction practices with the ability to understand residential construction process
• Learns James Hardie product line, including features, applications,installation considerations, and value drivers across residential and commercial projects
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required
• 3+ years of progressive sales experience with a high-level of organization, discipline, and self-structure
• Preferably within the building products industry
• 1+ years of experience working with a Customer Relationship Management system (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, etc.)
• Valid driver's license is required, and employment is contingent upon maintaining a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record that meets the Company's driving eligibility standard
• Flexibility to identify and attend key activities within assigned territory while being accountable to a priority-based schedule with prospective customers

Benefits

• Bonus plan eligibility
• Day-one health coverage: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Vacation and company holidays
• 401(k) with 6% match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
• Parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Remote from Southern Virginia (Norfolk, Outer Banks, Williamsburg)

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