✦ Luna Orbit — Sales & Business Development

Key Account Specialist, Upper Midwest

at Applied Adhesives

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $118K – $143K USD / year Posted April 02, 2026
Salary $118K – $143K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 3–7+ years
Education Associate's degree
Category Sales & Business Development

Remote Key Account Specialist for the Upper Midwest responsible for full-plant level account management, technical support, and growth initiatives across assigned facilities. Travel 50–75% to drive onsite optimization and ensure consistent customer experiences.

  • Serve as Primary Applied Adhesives contact for assigned Key Account facilities
  • Own day-to-day relationships with plant management, engineering, maintenance and operations
  • Lead adhesive trials, line startups, conversions, and optimization
  • Coordinate internal technical resources and supplier support
  • Monitor competitive activity and communicate insights to account leadership

Field-based role focusing on adhesive applications with hands-on troubleshooting, adhesive trials, plant-level issue resolution, and coordination of internal resources. Requires understanding of adhesives and related equipment; strong relationship and account management skills.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level sales professional with 3+ years in adhesives or industrial sales, strong plant-level relationship skills, and willingness to travel 50-75% in the Upper Midwest. The candidate blends technical aptitude with hands-on problem solving and a track record of driving growth at the facility level.

Associate's degree3–7+ years of experience in adhesivesindustrial salesmanufacturingor application engineeringstrong troubleshooting and problem-solving skillsexperience working in manufacturing or plant environmentsability and willingness to travel regularly to customer facilitiesstrong technical aptitude
Experience with hot meltwater basedpressure sensitiveor reactive adhesivesPackagingfood & beverageconvertingor assembly industry experienceFamiliarity with adhesive application equipment
associate's degree3–7+ years in adhesivesindustrial salesmanufacturingor application engineeringstrong troubleshootingplant environmentstraveltechnical aptitudeadhesives experienceproblem solvingequipment installson-site visitsadhesive trialsline startupspricing strategyexpansionscross-functional coordinationaccount management
adhesivesindustrial salesmanufacturingapplication engineeringon-site visitsadhesive trialsline startupsconversionspricing strategytraveltechnical supportadhesive application equipmentproblem solvingtroubleshootingequipment installsservice coordinationplant-level opportunitiesforecastingQBRs
relationship buildinghands-onorganizedexecution-focusedcommercially awarecustomer-focusedindependent
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Manage plant-level key accounts, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver adhesive solutions and growth
Role Subtype Account Specialist
Key Account SpecialistUpper Midwestadhesivesindustrial salesmanufacturingapplication engineeringplant levelaccount managementon-site visitsadhesive trialsline startupsconversionspricing strategyexpansion planningfacility leveltraveltechnical supportequipment installsservice calls

Must reside in the Upper Midwest, Travel 50-75% is mandatory, Experience in the adhesives industry

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