Guard Dog Security (a Skyline USA, Inc company) Strategic Accout Manager Sanford, FL · Full time Company website

Guard Dog Security is seeking a highly organized, proactive Strategic Account Manager to help manage and grow a select portfolio of important national retail accounts. This role sits at the center of customer communication, sales, product development, design, sourcing and operations - making sure opportunities move forward, commitments are met and critical details do not fall through the cracks.

About Guard Dog Security (a Skyline USA, Inc company)

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Sanford, Florida, Guard Dog Security is a leading personal safety and protection brand built on a simple belief: everyone deserves to feel secure wherever life takes them. What began as a focused line of personal defense products has grown into a full catalog spanning personal protection, bear spray, personal mosquito repellent and a pipeline of new products. Our products reach customers nationwide through major retail partners including Walmart, AutoZone, Target, Meijer, and Buc-ee's, as well as direct to consumer through our website and Amazon. Backed by more than 25 United States patents, Guard Dog continues to innovate across categories, combining smart design with everyday practicality. We are a growing company with national reach and the energy of a team that moves fast and takes ownership. If you want to do meaningful work, see the direct impact of your contributions, and help build something at scale, Guard Dog is a place where you can make your mark.

Description

Strategic Account Manager

Full-Time | Sanford, FL | Sales | Reports to Executive Leadership


What You'll Own

• Support the day-to-day management and growth of assigned

national retail accounts.

• Turn customer conversations and requests into clear action

items, owners and deadlines.

• Coordinate projects across Sales, Product Development,

Design, Sourcing, Operations, Finance and external partners.

• Track key account activity, orders, timelines, samples,

launches, risks and follow-up items.

• Identify issues early, drive solutions and escalate only when

leadership involvement is needed.

• Maintain organized account information and provide concise

visibility into priorities, performance and opportunities.

• Help identify reorders, new product opportunities and ways to

expand existing customer relationships.


What We're Looking For:

• 4+ years of experience in account management, national

accounts, retail, consumer products, project management,

operations or a related field.

• Experience working with major retail customers,

manufacturers, suppliers or distributors is strongly preferred.

• Exceptional organization, follow-through and attention to

detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and

stakeholders at the same time.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Commercial awareness and comfort working with sales,

forecasts, margins and account performance.

• Proactive problem solver who takes ownership and can

influence teams without direct authority.

• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial

environment


You May Be a Great Fit If...

• You naturally ask: Who owns this? What's due next? What

could delay it?

• You turn meetings into action instead of waiting for direction.

• You can manage details without losing sight of the business

objective.

• You enjoy building structure, solving problems and keeping

people aligned


What Success Looks Like

• Important accounts have a dependable internal owner.

• Projects move forward without constant executive follow-up.

• Customer commitments are completed accurately and on

time.

• Internal teams stay aligned, accountable and ahead of

problems.

• Growth opportunities are identified and acted on



About Guard Dog Security:

We are a fast-growing consumer products company with products sold through major retailers

nationwide. We move quickly, develop new products in-house and value ownership, urgency and high standards.


This is: A full-time, on-site role in Sanford, Florida.



Salary

$60,000 - $70,000 per year