Key Account Manager

Wolseley; Ledston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Bonus potential

Maternity/adoption leave

Discounts

Healthcare

YuLife app

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Burdens, part of the Wolseley Group, seeks a Key Account Manager to lead sales for a Yorkshire customer base. The role is field-based with a 40-hour week, focusing on delivering the business plan and building strong account relationships within the branch network.

Benefits on offer include competitive salary, bonus potential, pension, and discounts, with opportunities to develop skills and careers within the Wolseley family.

Qualifications

• Experience in civils & construction industry preferred.
• Strategic account planning experience is required.
• Experience managing across a multi-branch network and driving results.
• Strong sales and customer relationship building skills are essential.
• Collaborative approach to work and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Set the sales direction for a defined customer base and execute the business plan with clear aims for target accounts.
• Identify and grow new and existing major accounts to maximise sales growth.
• Maximise sales, gross profit, growth and cash flow through debtor management and budgeting support.
• Develop a strong sales culture and build close relationships within the branch network and contribute to regional strategy.

Skills

Strategic account planning

Sales & relationship building

Multi-branch management

Collaborative approach

Job description

Salary

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Key Account Manager

– Leeds/Field based - Burdens

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.

• We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare
• our popular YuLife app
• our Cycle to Work scheme
• and more!

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

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

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

• Civils & construction industry experience preferred; general merchanting background essential
• 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
• Exceptional sales and customer relationship building skills
• A collaborative approach to work

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