Key Account Manager

Placed: 06/12/17
Region: United Kingdom
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Job Title: Key Account Manager

Location: Midlands/ South

Package: £55,000 62,000 + £5,520 Car Allowance + 10% Bonus

My client is a materials handling systems provider offering bespoke automation solutions to clients in the retail, food manufacturing, brewery and FMCG sectors. The company has been established for over 20 years and globally has a turnover in excess of £700 million.

Their UK business employs north of 200 staff and acts as a sales and service division for these bespoke systems with the ability to design and manage projects as well as offering after sales service of the material handling systems once they are installed at site.

The company has gone through significant growth in the past five years and looks set to double in size over the next ten years.

They are currently looking for a Key Account Manager to manage customer relationships and site engineering activities they have with key customers across the UK

The Role

As Key Account Manager you will be the key point of contact with main customers and smaller customers. You will be responsible for maintaining the ongoing relationship with those customers whilst ensuring the performance of the sites from an operational and financial point of view remain strong. Key duties will involve:

* Regular reviews with customers to ensure SLAs are being hit at site and to review performance.

* Managing P&L performance for each individual site.

* Managing the Site Managers at each individual site acting as an escalation point when technical issues can become detrimental to the relationship with the customer.

* Producing quotations for customer work.

* Ensuring customers are aware of the full range of services that can be provided (maintenance, service and software support).

* Identifying training and development needs within your team.

The Candidate

To be successful in your application for this Key Account Manager role you will need:

* A background working with PLC controlled machinery.
* A strong leader who can inspire others.
* To have had experience managing an Engineering Budget or P&L account.

The Benefits

The Key Account Manager will expect:

£55,000 £62,000

£5,520 Car Allowance

Company Bonus Scheme

Company Car

25 Days Annual Leave

Company Pension

Please apply online for immediate consideration or send your CV to

Benefits: Car + Benefits

Price / Salary: £55000 - £70000/annum + Car + Benefits