Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Job Location: Poole, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: GBP30,000 - GBP40,000 per annum DOE + free onsite parking

Hours: 39 hours per week - 8am - 5pm Monday - Thursday with a 4pm finish on Friday

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Key Account Manager to work with a leading company who design, manufacture and supply high quality products to both the B2C & B2B market.

This well-known company have been established over 35 years and pride themselves on their wide range of bespoke and in demand products they have to offer and are now seeking a talented Key Account Manager to work within their dynamic, creative and friendly team.

Within this role your key objectives will be to:

?? Be responsible for the growth and development of your accounts and achieve the company's financial targets.

?? Know the customer's range and business better than your customers, to identify changes, gaps and opportunities.

?? Utilise company resource to best effect and drive projects through internal processes to a successful outcome.

?? Develop excellent relationships with your customers, to ensure that we're developing and supplying ranges of product to meet their needs.

Key responsibilities within this role will include:

• Meet internal sales, margin and share targets
• Create and maintain a business plan for each of your customers to include opportunities in range renewal, new product ideas, beating competitors, short term promotions, pricing, route-to-market etc. etc.
• Manage development projects through our internal processes to meet customer expectations, ensuring timely and complete communication and information for all supporting departments
• Manage the day to day relationship with the customer and delegate or escalate issues to a successful conclusion
• Develop a strong personal relationship with the customer and ensure others do the same
• Continually review business performance to ensure continuous optimisation of Poole sales and margin
• Assist with annual terms and price negotiations
• Assist with financial reporting including budgets, forecasts and costs
• Keep the business informed re. customer and product news and developments, both good and bad
• To be aware of competitor activity and ranges and feedback all relevant activity to the business

The successful applicant will possess:

?? Previous experience of working in an Account Management role

?? Excellent communication skills

?? Excellent business acumen to understand broader business issues and how they relate to our customers businesses

?? Results oriented

In return for your hard work the company offer:

• 23 days holiday increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service plus bank holidays + Option to buy up to 4 days additional holiday every year
• Free car parking
• Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.
• Death in service scheme
• Welcoming team environment
• Regular social events

Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Thursday with a 4pm finish on Friday + free parking

For more information about this brilliant opportunity please contact our Recruitment Team or send your CV.

Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

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