Key Account Manager
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Salary
- 50000.00 - 60000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 07 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 04 Nov 2020
- Sectors
- Travel & Tourism
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
White Label are currently working in partnership with a global leader in the food processing / packaging industry, and they are now looking to recruit a Key Account Manager to manage a major account for this business. This customer had factories across the UK, Europe and the Middle East so this role will involve overseas travel monthly. This business is still family run despite their size, and the company really strives to promote candidates from within and has impressive staff retention, so this is a brilliant opportunity for the right candidate.
The Role
• This position will be reporting directly into the General Manager to manage a major key account for the business
• This global account has factories all over the world so will involve monthly travel overseas and will ideally be office based when not travelling overseas. The territory for this role is UK, Europe and the Middle East
• Promote and maximise sales for the full range of products into this key account. Average order values for the business are around 2.5million.
• Converse with the customers to understand the problem and pull together a technical solution
• Will have 2-3 direct reports
The Person
• Have a good background within the food processing / food packaging machinery industry
• Have a proven sales track record and ideally have experience managing key accounts
• Have both engineering and technical skills
• Have proven engineering experience and ideally be able to read technical drawings
• Ideally have some man management experience, but not essential
• Engineering related qualifications are highly desirable but not essential
• Flexibility for overseas travel is essential
The Package
• Highly competitive salary
• GBP6,000 car allowance
• Pension contribution of 5% employee and 9% employer
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Private medical care
• Death in service x 2 annual salary
The Role
• This position will be reporting directly into the General Manager to manage a major key account for the business
• This global account has factories all over the world so will involve monthly travel overseas and will ideally be office based when not travelling overseas. The territory for this role is UK, Europe and the Middle East
• Promote and maximise sales for the full range of products into this key account. Average order values for the business are around 2.5million.
• Converse with the customers to understand the problem and pull together a technical solution
• Will have 2-3 direct reports
The Person
• Have a good background within the food processing / food packaging machinery industry
• Have a proven sales track record and ideally have experience managing key accounts
• Have both engineering and technical skills
• Have proven engineering experience and ideally be able to read technical drawings
• Ideally have some man management experience, but not essential
• Engineering related qualifications are highly desirable but not essential
• Flexibility for overseas travel is essential
The Package
• Highly competitive salary
• GBP6,000 car allowance
• Pension contribution of 5% employee and 9% employer
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Private medical care
• Death in service x 2 annual salary