National Account Manager Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a National Account Manager includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Plan and oversee sales targets for regional account managers
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with key customers 
  • Investigate customers needs and wants
  • Develop annual account business trade plans 
  • Establish excellent relationship with key accounts and customers to keep up with customer needs and assist in substantially growing the business
  • Serve as a contact person for customers and internal teams 
  • Research and source potential customers
  • Ensure adherence to all relevant brand guidelines
  • Track, measure and evaluate sales metrics and trends
  • Track, measure and evaluate customer satisfaction metrics and trends
  • Suggest innovative ways of increasing customer satisfaction
  • Generate tools and ideas for improving national account customers' experience selling our product and services
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams
  • Keep abreast of industry and market trend and best practices

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of National Account Manager duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific National Account Manager roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.