Distributor Account Manager - Hybrid - Reading

Kin Collective Recruitment Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kin Collective Recruitment Ltd, on behalf of an established international organisation, seeks a Distributor Account Manager to support a portfolio of European distributors. The role focuses on strengthening partnerships, reviewing performance, and guiding commercial decisions with data.

You will act as the main contact for distributors, develop territory plans, support pricing and product positioning, and travel regularly across Europe to deepen relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in account management or distributor management.
• Exposure to international markets or multi-territory business environments.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret commercial performance data.
• Ability to translate insights into clear, practical account plans.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with existing distributor partners across Europe.
• Reviewing sales, profitability, market share and wider account performance.
• Producing reports and commercial insights to identify risks and opportunities.
• Working with distributors to develop and implement territory-specific account plans.
• Monitoring budgets and performance against agreed commercial objectives.
• Supporting pricing and product positioning decisions across different markets.
• Influencing distributor activity and constructively challenging performance where required.
• Coordinating with internal departments to resolve operational, product and customer-related matters.

Skills

Account management

Distributor management

International markets

Data analysis

Sales planning

Relationship building

Negotiation

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re partnering with an established international organisation that is looking for a Distributor Account Manager to manage and support a portfolio of existing distributor relationships across Europe.

This isn’t a new business development position. The focus is on strengthening established partnerships, understanding performance across different territories and helping distributors identify opportunities to improve sales and profitability.

Combining account management, commercial analysis and sales planning, this is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building long-term relationships while using data to guide commercial decisions.

The Role

You’ll act as the main point of contact for a portfolio of European distributors, developing a detailed understanding of their individual markets, priorities and commercial performance.

Working closely with distributor partners and internal teams, you’ll review results, agree account plans and ensure each territory has the appropriate commercial support. Regular European travel will allow you to strengthen relationships and gain first‑hand insight into the markets you manage.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and developing relationships with existing distributor partners across Europe.

• Reviewing sales, profitability, market share and wider account performance.

• Producing reports and commercial insights to identify risks and opportunities.

• Working with distributors to develop and implement territory‑specific account plans.

• Monitoring budgets and performance against agreed commercial objectives.

• Supporting pricing and product positioning decisions across different markets.

• Influencing distributor activity and constructively challenging performance where required.

• Coordinating with internal departments to resolve operational, product and customer‑related matters.

About You

To be considered, you’ll ideally have:

• Experience in account management, distributor management or a commercially focused sales role.

• Exposure to international markets or a complex, multi‑territory business environment.

• Strong analytical skills and the confidence to interpret commercial performance data.

• The ability to translate insight into clear and practical account plans.

• Excellent relationship‑building, communication and negotiation skills.

• The confidence to influence stakeholders and manage challenging conversations professionally.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several accounts and priorities.

• Good working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office.

• The flexibility to travel regularly across Europe.

Why Apply?

This is a varied international role offering the opportunity to manage established distributor partnerships across several European markets. You’ll combine relationship management with meaningful commercial analysis, influence account strategy and gain exposure to a broad range of territories. Hybrid working and regular international travel are also available.

Location

The role offers hybrid working, alongside regular travel across Europe to meet with distributor partners. The office is based in Reading and is easily commutable from Wokingham, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury, Basingstoke, Henley‑on‑Thames, High Wycombe, Farnborough, Camberley and the surrounding areas within Berkshire and the Home Counties of London.

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