Key Account Manager

b3 jobs

Greater Manchester

Remote

GBP 50,000 - 62,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension

Training and development

Referral programme

Wellbeing programs

Employee assistance programme

Sickness pay

Other benefits

Job summary

b3 jobs ltd in the North West of England is seeking a proactive Key Account Manager to grow a portfolio of key customers within the food manufacturing sector. You will develop new business opportunities, manage strategic accounts, and lead sales performance across your market, with UK travel and a home-based working pattern.

You will negotiate, build long‑term partnerships, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver value, customer satisfaction, and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

Experience in a commercial role within Food Manufacturing or FMCG.
Proven track record managing national or regional key accounts.
Strong negotiation and sales leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Drive profitable sales growth by managing a portfolio of key accounts and achieving revenue and margin targets.
Develop strategic account plans and build long-term partnerships with regular customer engagement.
Maintain customer data in the CRM, monitor performance, and escalate risks as needed.
Analyse market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and support product positioning.
Represent the company in meetings and strategy sessions, promoting collaboration and wellbeing.

Skills

Key account management

Sales leadership

Negotiation

CRM software

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Key Account Manager
to £56,000 plus £5,000 car allowance
Homebased, North West with UK travel
Food Manufacturing
Job ref: 9131

The company

A long running company with propelled success in the baking sector. Their innovative influences are not to go unnoticed in the ever-changing food manufacturing industry consistently providing customers with high end quality ingredients.

About the Key Account Manager job

The purpose of your role will be to grow the company’s customer base and strengthen existing client relationships. You'll be responsible for developing new business opportunities, managing a portfolio of key accounts, and driving sales performance within your assigned market sector, helping to achieve the company's growth objectives.

Key tasks

Drive profitable sales growth by managing a portfolio of key accounts, delivering agreed revenue and margin targets, and identifying opportunities to expand existing customer relationships and secure new business.
Develop and implement strategic account plans, building long-term partnerships through regular customer engagement, including onsite meetings. Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver an outstanding customer experience and ensure customer needs are met effectively.
Maintain accurate customer records and sales activity within the CRM system, ensuring compliance with company policies, contractual obligations, pricing governance, and relevant data protection requirements. Monitor account performance, prepare regular progress reports, and proactively identify and escalation risks where required.
Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and customer insights to identify growth opportunities, support product positioning, and contribute to continuous improvement of sales processes and ways of working.
Represent the business professionally by participating in sales meetings, pipeline reviews, and customer strategy sessions, while promoting the company's values through a commitment to collaboration, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and employee wellbeing.

About You

The successful candidate shall have worked within a commercial role in Food Manufacturing or FMCG, and have experience of key/national/regional account management, negotiation skills and sales leadership.

Proven b2b sales experience managing large or strategic accounts and a strong technical understanding of ingredient functionality is required.

More details

The Key Account Manager job (Ref:9131) is paying up to £56,000 according to your experience plus a £5,000 car allowance.

This is a home / field-based role, however applicants should be located in the North West of England, ideally within commutable distance to Manchester / Greater Manchester as it’s expected that you’ll be office based 2 days per week.

The package includes