Account Manager

CPJ Recruitment; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle - hybrid or electric

25 days holiday plus stats

Company pension

Job summary

CPJ Recruitment seeks an energetic Area Account Manager to cover an East/West UK region, visiting retailers, distributors and trade counters to showcase high-end KBB kitchen and bathroom products. You will visit accounts from home, plan visits, build relationships with Branch Managers, trade counters and staff, and deliver national plans to grow market share.

The role requires strong organisation, initiative and the ability to hit KPIs while coordinating with marketing and sales teams.

Qualifications

• Field based role visiting retail, distribution and merchant accounts.
• Ability to plan and organise customer visits and appointments.
• Experience delivering training to customers where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Visit merchants, retailers and distributors to showcase KBB kitchen/bathroom products.
• Execute national strategic customer plans to grow short and long‑term opportunities.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing and customer contacts to ensure promotions are delivered and documented.
• Meet KPIs and manage time, planning and reporting effectively.
• Deliver training to customers when appropriate.

Skills

Field sales

Account management

Customer training

Visit planning

KPIs

Job description

Entry Level field account management role with leading brand

• Training and genuine career prospects
• Area Account Manager - high end KBB products

Area: - OX RG SL HP LU MK

The Role of Area Account Manager - leading KBB brand

• This is a field based role where you will working from home and visit retail, distribution and merchant accounts.
• As Area Account Manager, you will plan and organise visits to customers booking appointments with Branch Managers, trade counter staff and retail assistants showcasing stunning KBB kitchen / bathroom products.
• Your customers will be exclusively be merchants, retailers and distributors.
• You will be tasked with executing national strategic customer plans which optimise business opportunities for the short and long term.
• Liaise with the sales team, Marketing and customer contacts to ensure that all promotional activity is delivered and followed through and all information and agreements are documented.
• The vision to effectively expand market share and build on business opportunities.
• Strong organisational skills to ensure demands, targets and customer expectations are met.
• Demonstrate Initiative and resourcefulness creating a competitive advantage.
• Ensuring Key Performance Indicators [KPIs] are achieved.
• Demonstrable business skills in decision making, analysis, judgement, selling skills.
• Robust planning, reporting and time management skills.
• Deliver comprehensive and effective training to customers when appropriate.

The Company hiring an Area Account Manager

Our client are a national well established market leading KBB brand and manufacturer stunning on-trend and classical products that are manufactured sustainably to a very high standard.

This growing organisation are expanding and is looking for an energetic Area Account Manager to deliver best in class customer service and manage relationships locally with key national accounts.

This role would be absolutely ideal for a trade counter sales assistant or internal sales person, customer service agent looking for their first role on the road with a progressive company / excellent employer.

The candidate for the Area Account Manager

Personality, attitude and organisation skills what we are looking for.

Whether you are a branch based assistant, in customer services, telesales, merchandising - we want to hear from you!

The Package on offer for the Area Account Manager

• £30,000
• £5,000 bonus paid monthly
• Company vehicle -hybrid or electric
• 25 days Al plus stats
• Company pension

Ref: CPJ1882