Key Account Manager (RNG/Biogas)

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**About Us**
We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability.

We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies.

We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain.

And we bring comfort to people globally.

Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.


Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact.

Join our team and start your journey today!
At **Vilter by Copeland** , we deliver world-class industrial compression solutions for the most demanding applications that play a key role in enabling the energy transition.

At the heart of our offering is Vilter’s proprietary single-screw technology, providing proven reliability for our customers.

The Key Account Manager - Biogas is a hunter and rallies their peers to provide world class products and service across a group of high value, existing accounts.

The successful candidate will be a key member on the Americas sales team, responsible for identifying and developing new and existing accounts in the biogas space, striving to achieve Trusted Advisor status with customers and a strong preference for Vilter industrial gas compressor products.
**Principal Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Carry out responsibilities in an ethical manner in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
+ Territory to primarily include new and existing accounts across North America, active in landfill gas and/or biogas digestors (wastewater, dairy, foodwaste), with others to be assigned as required
+ Achieve sales and margin targets for Vilter gas compression products in assigned territory
+ Drive specification of and preference for Vilter products and services by developing working level relationships with end-users, biogas upgraders, system integrators, and other contractors.
+ Identify, qualify, contact, and develop new accounts within biogas digestor space to ensure maximum outreach / share of wallet
+ Advance Vilter’s value proposition and technical advantages through frequent visits to key stakeholders, tradeshow attendance, and industry associations.

Regular travel required, up to 100 nights per year.
+ Move Vilter’s position as a value provider, gaining “Trusted Advisor” status with key customers.

Advise the organization on how to manage key relationships within assigned account base.
+ Maintain up-to-date forecasts, project details, and competitor notes through Salesforce CRM
+ Proactively seek customer insights on overall market health, product needs, and competitor movements, advising the organization of threats and opportunities as they arise
+ Obtain and qualify new project opportunities to present to leadership team on regular cadence, rallying organization to capture new business
+ Collaborate across functions to ensure strong performance and positive customer experience.
+ Actively support Vilter commercial processes including developing and submitting sales proposals, negotiating customer terms & conditions, and other customer contractual agreements
+ Demonstrate full ownership of sales process from point of enquiry to closure of purchase order.

Provides aftersales support as needed to ensure customer satisfaction
+ Other duties as business needs emerge.
**Education & Skill Requirements:**
+ A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in biogas industry, preferably in sales or customer facing technical roles.
+ Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering or similar field.

Equivalent experience in engineering role may be considered.
+ Regular travel required, up to 100 nights per year.
+ Demonstrated business sense and strong drive for results.
+ Knowledgeable in contract negotiations.
+ Ability to communicate both technically and commercially with all levels of the organization as well as customers and end users.
+ Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
**Why Work Remote**
Our remote roles are conveniently located in the comfort of your own home.

Working remotely has many benefits, such as no daily commute, schedule flexibility, more time with family, and increased productivity.

By working remote, you will have open communication with your coworkers both onsite and offsite.
Our training programs focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership.

We invest in our employees to ensure they have the marketplace knowledge, skills, and competencies to compete and lead in a global economy.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during the annual merit review process.

In accordance with Colorado EPEWA, The salary/pay range for this role is $130,000 - $185,000 + applicable bonuses, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role.
**Our Commitment to Our People**
Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition.

That’s why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come.

Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.
Our employees are our greatest strength.

We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place.

We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.
Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more.

We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.


Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, heating and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future.

Learn more about us and how you can join our team!
**Our Commitment to Inclusion & Belonging**
At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce.

Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.
**Work Authorization**
Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States.

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided.

Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
**Equal Opportunity Employer**
Copeland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: copeland.careers@copeland.com
With $5B of global revenue, Copeland is a leading provider of compression products, electronics, software, and solutions across many applications within Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR), where macro and regulatory trends towards environmental sustainability, leads to changes in HVACR technology.

Other products include other heating applications, food service and retail, transportation, and healthcare/life sciences.

This new business also has a solution portfolio that manages, monitors, and controls refrigeration units in the commercial setting, as well as software solutions that measure and monitor temperature conditions of refrigerated goods in transit, where there is a greater emphasis on energy management/sustainability solutions globally.

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