Field Key Account Manager (Scotland) - Chemicals - Global Leader

Location
Glasgow, Glasgow City
Salary
£35,000 - £40,000 + Excellent Company Benefits Package + Car, Laptop, Mobile
Posted
27 Aug 2014
Closes
24 Sep 2014
Ref
6366
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Field Key Account Manager (Scotland) – Industrial Chemicals - Global Leader
External Field Selling role with Glasgow Base Office
£35,000 - £40,000 + Excellent Company Benefits Package + Car, Laptop, Mobile

Heads-Up: Whilst a chemicals or industrial products background would put your application in a favourable position, we’re happy to speak with sales professionals with a proven face-to-face sales / BDM track record.

Join a Global Leader!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Key Account Manager to join our successful Industrial Chemicals sales team. The role will be based in Scotland using the Glasgow site as an office point and will report into the Area Sales Manager. The job will be to grow our profits through increasing our market share whilst carefully retaining existing business. With targets required to achieve budgeted levels this area offers growth potential in a challenging and dynamic environment.

Who we do:

We are a leading $10 billion global product distributor of chemicals, speciality consumables, pharmaceuticals, food ingredients and cosmetics serving more than 80,000 customers across 100 countries.

Key Account Manager key responsibilities:

> The achievement of agreed sales and margin budgets

> Growth in customer numbers and product penetration

> Building customer relationships

> Compliance to all Company procedures and legislative requirements

Key Account Manager key tasks:

> Promoting our value proposition to all customers as a platform for growth

> Development and delivery of a credible sales pipeline

> Growing the diversity and depth of our relationships with customers via a high level of face to face visits.

> To understand and keep abreast of industry and market trends.

> Deliver business reporting as required

> Working with corporate sales teams as required

What we are looking for:

> Demonstrable drive and passion for sales and customers development

> Naturally industrious

> Organised

> Ability to work effectively within all levels of an organisation

> Ability to prioritise and multi-task

> Prepared to take ownership and meaningful action

> Positive and inquisitive by nature

> Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

> Ability to develop relations, positively influence both customers and colleagues and know how to close a sale

> Strong commercial / business acumen with a proven sales or commercial track record are essential

What we offer in return:

> 33 days holiday

> Generous pension scheme

> Life insurance option

> Childcare vouchers

> Discounted private healthcare

> Income protection insurance

> Discounts with 1,000+ retailers

> Company Car

> Laptop

> Mobile Phone

We have a great team of people, a great place to work and offer all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s #1 at what we do. Let’s Talk!

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