Key Account Director

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe seeks an accomplished Key Account Director for London and the South East. This role focuses on managing key accounts, driving sales, and simplifying the customer experience while offering competitive salary and generous benefits including a retirement savings plan and life assurance.

Benefits

Competitive Basic Salary

Attractive performance bonus scheme

Retirement Savings Plan (Pension)

Life Assurance

Employee Discount

34 days holiday per year

Qualifications

• Proven successful experience managing Key Account sales activity.
• Solid background in a Construction Materials Distribution business.
• Driving Licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of 50 Key Accounts in the area.
• Develop trust relationships with customers to maintain and improve profitability.
• 80% field based and 20% office based.

Skills

Account Management

Relationship Building

Sales Strategy

Industry Knowledge

Job description

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Are you an accomplished Key Account Director from a Building Materials background?

Would you welcome the opportunity to cover London and the South East of England?

Minster is recruiting for a Key Account Director covering London and the South East.

Skills and Experience required:

• Solid background gained in a Construction Materials Distribution business
• Ideally with exposure to insulation, fire protection or dry lining products
• Proven successful experience managing Key Account sales activity and driving results
• Driving Licence is essential

Duties:

• Managing a portfolio of 50 Key Accounts in the area.
• Develop trust relationships with a portfolio of customers to maintain and improve profitability
• Simplify the customer experience by ensuring close management of all owned accounts
• Acquire a thorough understanding of customer needs and requirements, expanding relationships by continuously proposing solutions that meet the customer’s needs
• Work with all functions and branch teams to ensure that all opportunities are leveraged
• 80% field based and 20% office based

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Attractive performance bonus scheme
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• New Reward and Recognition programme
• 34 days holiday per year

This role is working with Minster part of the STARK Building Distribution UK. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

At STARK Building Distribution UK, we have a strong culture that is built on passionate and dedicated people who thrive in taking responsibility and challenging status quo. We are convinced that our continued success relies on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to their everyday work.

The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome everyone with respect and an open mind.