Key Account Manager

Wolseley UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Bonuses

Maternity/adoption leave

Discounts

Healthcare

YuLife app

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Wolseley UK Limited is seeking a Key Account Manager for Leeds/field based work within the Burdens division. You will drive the sales direction for a defined customer base, delivering the business plan and leading major accounts to growth.

The role requires strategic account planning experience, multi-branch management, and construction industry knowledge, with exceptional sales and customer relationship skills.

Qualifications

• Strategic account planning experience.
• Experience of operating as a manager across a multi-branch network and delivering sustainable results.
• Construction industry experience.
• Exceptional sales and customer relationship building skills.
• A collaborative approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Setting the sales direction of a set customer base, including the delivery of the business plan and establishing/communicating aims and objectives of the target accounts.
• Identifying and develop new and existing major accounts to maximise the growth of sales.
• Maximising sales, GP, growth and cash flow by effective debtor management.
• Contributes to budgeting process and provides statistical information as required.
• Developing a strong sales culture, build close relationships within branch network and contribute to regional development strategy.

Skills

Strategic account planning

Multi-branch management

Sales leadership

Customer relationships

Collaboration

Job description

Key Account Manager – Leeds/Field based - Burdens

Salary: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

So, who are we? We are Burdens, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in 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. Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

• Annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
• potential to earn bonuses
• enhanced maternity / adoption leave
• access to a great range of online and high street discounts
• free access to healthcare
• the popular YuLife app
• our Cycle to Work scheme

As a Key Account Manager based in Yorkshire you’ll be responsible for:

• Setting the sales direction of a set customer base, including the delivery of the business plan and establishing/communicating aims and objectives of the target accounts
• Identifying and develop new and existing major accounts to maximise the growth of sales
• Maximising sales, GP, growth and cash flow by effective debtor management
• Contributes to budgeting process and provides statistical information as required
• Developing a strong sales culture, build close relationships within branch network and contribute to regional development strategy

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Strategic account planning experience
• Experience of operating as a manager, working across a multi-branch network and has demonstrated clear capability in managing complex issues and delivered sustainable results
• Construction industry experience
• Exceptional sales and customer relationship building skills
• A collaborative approach to work

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday

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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.