Key Account Manager

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Milton Keynes
Salary
Competitive
Posted
21 Jun 2021
Closes
19 Jul 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Permanent Role - Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week

We are looking for Key Account Manager to join our successful team within an Electrical Trade Wholesaler covering Milton Keynes, Bedford, Luton & Dunstable.

Contracted to 40 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Shift times: 8am - 5pm
No bank holiday working required
Benefits : Pension scheme, Life assurance, 25 days holiday
Electrical Wholesale experience is desirableAs a Key Account Manager, you will be the main point of contact between your allocated high value customer accounts and branches that you are supporting.

You will be proactively maintaining & growing existing accounts and bringing in new business wins where possible to ensure you meet and exceed your monthly sales targets & KPI's.

The Role:

Establish, develop and maintain credible relationships with Customers and Suppliers
Implement a sales plan in order to provide effective and tailored account management for both allocated and prospect accounts
Monitor your allocated accounts to ensure effective performance and growth
Ensure achievement of all relevant Key Performance Indicators, targets and objectives
Identify and action appropriate steps to rectify any shortfalls
Increase revenue opportunities by offering variety of service provisions such as: Digital, project and other specialist services
Completion and utilisation of CRM (Vecta) to enable effective analysis of activity and understand ledger performance
Maintain completion of systems to provide required reports, information and feedback, in agreed formats and within timeframes set
The Person:

To be customer centric with a customer service background
To have had experience of working in a fast-paced role, whilst maintaining a consistent eye for detail
A flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure
An ability to embrace change and new technologies
Experience of working within a sales / target driven role (ideally)
You must have:

Previous account management experience
Excellent communication skills (including persuasion and influencing)
Good relationship building skills
Intermediate IT skills (i.e. outlook, excel, PowerPoint)
Commercial awareness
Strategic Prospecting and objection management Skills
Good organisation, planning and time management skills
Electrical product knowledge is advantageous
Full driving license is an essential requirement
Please APPLY ONLINE today

Our client believes that this role does not meet the criteria to be considered within the Home Office Shortage Occupation list. Therefore, they will not support an application for visa sponsorship and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK