Position Title:     Account Manager

Join our team of heroes!

Gulf Coast Blood has an exciting opening for an Account Manager! The right candidate is outgoing and organized, enjoys meeting new people, and is a go-getter. You’ll be responsible for recruiting and retaining donor groups to meet the needs of our patients within the community and surrounding regions. Be a part of a dynamic organization, with a flexible work environment and competitive bonus structure! Some jobs change lives…Others save them! Apply today to be a hero while serving your community.

Just For You:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Texas Medical Center location with free parking.
• Flexible work environment
• Engaging and exciting opportunity to SAVE LIVES.

Tips to thrive in our culture:

• Embody our Core Values of Commitment, Integrity, and Respect
• Work to actively create experiences that inspire others to save lives, each and every day.
• Embrace doing it right, making connections, and creating desired experiences.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards, including safety rules, and be willing to report actual and potential violations to the appropriate supervisor or manager.

In this role, you will:

• Promote the Commit for Life Group and Donor programs to new and existing donor groups.
• Review donor groups’ history and study data reports to efficiently grow their donor base.
• Meet with donor groups to strategize on the recruitment and marketing plan for each drive.
• Complete site inspections to ensure proposed space and location for a blood drive is adequate.
• Procure new donor groups by cold calling in designated territory.
• Serve as a subject matter expert at speaking engagements and trainings throughout the community about blood biology, blood donation and recruitment practices.
• Attend scheduled blood drives, monitor and respond to issues to ensure drive success.
• Communicate with territory partners daily to ensure all drive tasks are completed and drive information/logistics are accurate.
• Evaluate blood drive success and ask for feedback from hosting donor group to help plan for next drive.
• Schedule blood drives according to scheduling guidelines and ensure that resources are used appropriately to maximize collection opportunities.
• Ensure collection goals are met monthly.
• Attend monthly sales and department meetings.
• Develop and implement a growth strategy to maximize blood donations from groups withing an assigned territory.
• Ensure donor groups are rebooked for future drives and forecasted accurately while working to increase blood drive frequency.
• Adhere to department guidelines, rules, regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

We need someone who has:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 1-3 years related experience and/training to include sales or marketing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid Texas Driver's License (TDL) plus acceptable driving record.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to operate a computer and other office machinery and remain in a stationary position. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Employees are required to be familiar with and abide by the team lift requirements as specified in the Safety Program in an effort to prevent bodily injury and for the health and safety of others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low.

Who We Are:

Since 1975, Gulf Coast Blood has been one of the nation’s largest community blood centers, serving 170 hospitals across 26 counties. Headquartered in Houston, we support the world’s largest medical complex—the Texas Medical Center—while operating 18 donor centers and hosting more than 7,000 mobile blood drives each year. As an FDA-accredited nonprofit, we provide high-quality human cellular material for both scientific and therapeutic use.

Some Jobs Change Lives. Others Save Them.

Think you have what it takes to save lives with us? We want to hear from you.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

Gulf Coast Blood is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants for positions are considered without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, military status, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic testing results, or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable law, statute, regulation or Executive Order.