Wholesale account manager vs sales account manager

The differences between wholesale account managers and sales account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a wholesale account manager, becoming a sales account manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a wholesale account manager has an average salary of $70,491, which is higher than the $58,630 average annual salary of a sales account manager.

The top three skills for a wholesale account manager include customer service, loan programs and account executives. The most important skills for a sales account manager are customer service, CRM, and customer satisfaction.

Wholesale account manager vs sales account manager overview

	Wholesale Account Manager	Sales Account Manager
Yearly salary	$70,491	$58,630
Hourly rate	$33.89	$28.19
Growth rate	4%	5%
Number of jobs	89,646	163,697
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	47	46
Years of experience	4	8

Wholesale account manager vs sales account manager salary

Wholesale account managers and sales account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wholesale Account Manager	Sales Account Manager
Average salary	$70,491	$58,630
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $108,000	Between $33,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between wholesale account manager and sales account manager education

There are a few differences between a wholesale account manager and a sales account manager in terms of educational background:

	Wholesale Account Manager	Sales Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	University of Southern California

Wholesale account manager vs sales account manager demographics

Here are the differences between wholesale account managers' and sales account managers' demographics:

	Wholesale Account Manager	Sales Account Manager
Average age	47	46
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 63.4% Female, 36.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between wholesale account manager and sales account manager duties and responsibilities

Wholesale account manager example responsibilities.

Manage accounts while providing excellent customer service, help build financial relationships, redirecting calls in upselling credit per customer needs
Pull all checks from FHA connection and run GUS findings.
Conduct regular account appraisals to accelerate customer adoption by working closely with the customer to educate and assess cloud technology needs.
Design systems and competitively negotiate price to OEM accounts.

Sales account manager example responsibilities.

Manage RFQ/RFP responses to telecommunication, government and utility customers utilizing CRM system to manage customers.
Recruit to develop and manage new sales territory selling MRO industrial goods and services to existing and potential customers.
Manage and coordinate daily sales activities through target cold calling and telemarketing.
Organize and maintain existing national clients for process refrigeration and HVAC maintenance and service.
Maintain database, create mailers, and work in SalesForce to determine new possible clients.
Founded in 1935 ATD has grown from a regional family-own company to a successful nationwide distribution enterprise.

Wholesale account manager vs sales account manager skills

Common wholesale account manager skills

Customer Service, 15%
Loan Programs, 7%
Account Executives, 7%
Underwriting Guidelines, 7%
Customer Inquiries, 7%
Account Management, 6%

Common sales account manager skills

Customer Service, 13%
CRM, 8%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Account Management, 5%
Product Knowledge, 4%
Business Development, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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