Account Manager Vaco $55000 - $55000 / Year United States, Missouri, Columbia Sep 15, 2026

Account Manager Locations:

Columbia, MO Schedule:

Full-Time | Onsite Ready to Launch Your Career in Sales? We're looking for competitive, motivated, and relationship-driven individuals who want to build a successful career in sales. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organization that invests heavily in employee development and provides the training, mentorship, and support needed to succeed. If you're ambitious, coachable, and eager to grow professionally, this role offers a clear path to advancement and long-term earning potential. What You'll Do As an Account Manager, you'll be responsible for growing customer relationships, developing new business opportunities, and helping customers find solutions that support their operational needs.

Key responsibilities include:

Manage and grow an assigned book of business

Build strong relationships with new and existing customers

Conduct outbound outreach and business development activities

Identify opportunities to expand customer accounts through cross-selling

Maintain consistent customer communication and follow-up

Track activity and sales opportunities within CRM systems

Collaborate with internal teams to provide an excellent customer experience

Participate in customer meetings, trade shows, and industry events

Manage territory growth and contribute to overall sales performance

What We're Looking For We're hiring for attitude, drive, and potential.

Successful candidates are:

Competitive and goal-oriented

Coachable and eager to learn

Comfortable building relationships and starting conversations

Resilient when faced with challenges or rejection

Self-motivated and accountable

Strong communicators with a professional presence

Interested in long-term career growth

Driven by achievement and results

Ideal Candidate This opportunity is especially well-suited for recent college graduates and early-career professionals looking to launch a rewarding career in sales. Candidates who tend to stand out include: Former collegiate athletes

Fraternity or sorority members, especially those who held leadership positions

Campus leaders and student organization officers

Competitive individuals who enjoy setting and achieving goals

Professionals with a positive attitude and strong desire to learn

Individuals who thrive in team environments while striving for personal success Whether your experience comes from athletics, Greek life, customer service, internships, recruiting, sales development, leadership roles, or campus organizations, we're looking for people who are hungry to succeed and excited to grow. No prior sales or industry experience is required. Training & Development You'll receive a structured onboarding and training program designed to help you build confidence and develop the skills needed to succeed.

Training includes:

Comprehensive sales training

One-on-one coaching and mentorship

Product and industry education

Sales systems and CRM training

Ongoing professional development

Clear opportunities for advancement

Compensation Competitive base salary

Uncapped commission structure

First-year earnings uncapped

Monthly commission payouts

Long-term career and income growth opportunities

Work Environment This is a fully onsite position designed to maximize learning, collaboration, and career development.

Available office location:

Columbia, MO Travel may be required periodically for customer meetings, business development activities, and industry events. Why This Opportunity?

Established book of business provided

Extensive training and support from experienced leaders

Strong advancement opportunities in a growing organization

Competitive yet collaborative culture

Performance-driven environment where effort is rewarded

Ability to build a long-term career with uncapped earning potential

Opportunity to develop valuable sales and business skills that will benefit you throughout your career If you're ambitious, driven, and looking for an opportunity where hard work, resilience, and a positive attitude are rewarded, we'd love to speak with you. Apply today to learn more about this exciting Account Manager opportunity By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com. Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. Representation Notice By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. For residents of

Ontario, Canada:

Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly). Privacy Notice Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.

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Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring. Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations;

other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.