Location(s):
Columbus, OH, US
Audience:
Experienced Professional
Key Account Manager Foamular Business | Owens Corning Location: Remote - must live near a major airport Travel: Up to 60% About the Role Owens Corning is seeking a Key Account Manager (KAM) to lead strategic customer relationships within our Foamular insulation business. In this highly visible role, you'll own the commercial performance of a portfolio of key accounts-driving revenue growth, margin expansion, and longterm partnerships. You'll act as a trusted advisor to customers while collaborating crossfunctionally with Sales, Marketing, Pricing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to deliver value and execute growth strategies. This role is ideal for a consultative B2B sales leader who thrives in complex environments, enjoys problem solving, and is motivated by owning results. What You'll Do Drive Growth Through Strategic Account Leadership
- Own and grow relationships with strategic accounts, serving as the primary commercial contact.
- Develop, execute, and refresh account plans focused on growth, retention, share expansion, and product mix.
- Understand customer business models, channels, and decision processes to uncover growth opportunities and manage channel dynamics.
- Lead pricing actions, contract execution, promotions, and supply/service coordination to deliver on customer commitments.
Deliver Consultative, ValueBased Selling
- Execute disciplined pipeline management using insightled, consultative selling.
- Identify customer needs, quantify value, and align Owens Corning solutions to customer priorities.
- Bring market insights, competitive intelligence, and datadriven recommendations to improve mutual performance.
- Identify new key accounts, product conversions, and expansion opportunities aligned with Owens Corning's strategic priorities.
Execute Strategy & Deliver Results
- Build and communicate annual forecasts and account plans aligned to volume, mix, pricing, and financial goals.
- Use data and analytics (shipments, POS where available, profitability, forecasts, service metrics) to anticipate risks and drive performance.
- Partner closely with Pricing to ensure profitable growth through effective price/mix management and negotiations.
- Support multiyear strategic planning with customers where appropriate.
Lead Through Influence
- Build seniorlevel customer relationships and establish strong operating rhythms (QBRs, joint business planning).
- Act as the voice of the customer internally, aligning crossfunctional teams to deliver commitments.
- Influence outcomes in a matrix organization through strong communication, credibility, and followthrough.
- Support customer training, trials, and implementations by coordinating internal expertise and resources.
What You Bring Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, or equivalent experience
- At least 5 years of experience in B2B sales and/or key account management
- Ability to travel up to 60%
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and sales technology
Preferred Experience
- Experience in building materials, construction products, or related industries
- Understanding of building science or technical product applications
- Proven success in creating and executing account plans and joint business plans
- Experience launching and selling new products or solutions
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate pricing and manage agreements through execution
- Experience working crossfunctionally in a matrixed organization
- Track record of profitable growth through forecasting, prioritization, and databased decision making
Skills & Capabilities
- Strong customer relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation abilities
- High level of business and financial acumen (pricing, profitability, costtoserve)
- Selfstarter with strong organization, prioritization, and followthrough
- Comfortable managing complexity, change, and competing priorities
- Resultsdriven with high energy and ownership mindset
- Demonstrates integrity and the highest ethical standards
Nearest Major Market: Columbus Nearest Secondary Market: Dublin
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