Key Account Manager

Wolseley UK Limited; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave increasing with service

Pension matched up to 9%

Bonus potential

Company car or car allowance

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Discounts (online & high street)

Healthcare access

YuLife app

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Fusion Utilities, part of the Wolseley Group, is recruiting for a Field Based Key Account Manager for Water in the North East & North West. You will work with key customers, Tier 1 contractors and framework partners to drive AMP8 opportunities and revenue growth across a broad portfolio.

The role involves building strong relationships, developing new business, and collaborating with branches to deliver outstanding customer service while travelling across your region.

Qualifications

• Proven external sales experience within a Key Account Management or Business Development role.
• Strong track record of winning new business and growing key accounts.
• Experience in Utilities sector and with Tier 1 contractors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support Water sector growth across the North, working with key customers and partners to maximise opportunities.
• Develop sales and margin growth across a portfolio of customers and projects.
• Build relationships with contractors, customers and stakeholders to identify commercial opportunities.
• Identify, track and convert major project opportunities within the region.
• Collaborate with branches and internal teams to deliver excellent customer experience.

Skills

External sales

Key account management

Business development

Relationship management

Job description

Salary: Key Account Manager - Water - North East & North West (Field Based)

So, who are we? We are Fusion Utilities, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do and, best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

• Annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
• potential to earn bonuses
• company car or car allowance
• enhanced maternity / adoption leave
• access to a great range of online and high street discounts

• free access to healthcare
• our popular YuLife app
• our Cycle to Work scheme
• and more!

Responsibilities

• Supporting our growing Water sector business across the North, you'll work closely with key customers, Tier 1 contractors and framework partners to maximise AMP8 opportunities, using your industry knowledge and solution-based sales approach to drive growth.
• Developing sales and margin growth across a portfolio of key customers and projects.
• Building strong relationships with contractors, customers and stakeholders to identify and maximise commercial opportunities.
• Identifying, tracking and converting major project and framework opportunities within your region.
• Working collaboratively with branches and internal teams to deliver an outstanding customer experience and achieve business objectives.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with regular travel across your customer portfolio.

And here's what we'd like you to have

• Proven external sales experience within a Key Account Management or Business Development role.
• A strong track record of winning new business, growing key accounts and delivering sales growth.
• Utilities sector experience is highly desirable, with framework experience and exposure to the Water sector advantageous.
• Experience working with, or selling into, Tier 1 contractors is preferred.
• Strong commercial awareness, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently across a large geographical area.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Wolseley UK is the country's largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers. We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you'll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You'll also enjoy extensive training and an award-winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world's largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you'll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities.