Key Account Manager

Cavendish Maine; London; Hybrid; GBP 36,900 - 45,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Hybrid company car

Private health insurance

Matched pension contribution

25 days paid holiday

Job summary

A leading garden equipment company in the UK is looking for a Key Accounts Manager. This role involves building relationships with professional accounts like golf courses and sports grounds. Candidates should have at least 5 years of field sales experience and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £41,000 plus bonuses, alongside a hybrid work model and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of field sales experience.
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to work remotely.
• Outstanding communication and relationship building skills.
• Numerate, articulate and IT literate.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key professional accounts.
• Conduct site surveys and present product solutions.
• Negotiate terms and close sales.
• Manage sales processes with appointed dealers.

Skills

Field sales experience

Relationship building

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

IT literate

Job description

Base pay range

• Market leading brand at the forefront of robotic grass cutting
• Work with golf courses and sports grounds
• Join a high performing team in a global business with great career opportunities

The Role of Key Accounts Manager

• £41,000 plus 15% bonus, hybrid car and extensive benefits
• You will work from home with responsibility for the Southern area as one of a team of 4 Key Account Managers covering the UK.
• Your customers will include professional sports grounds, golf courses, and school grounds – meeting with the people who make the decisions about the machines that are used to produce the surfaces they need.

This Will Require You To

• Relationship building with key professional accounts (golf courses, sports clubs)
• Understand needs, conduct site surveys and present appropriate product solutions
• Set up demonstrations and trials.
• Negotiate terms and close sales
• Work with appointed dealers to provide training and manage sales processes
• Communicate internally with all departments
• Extensive travel within your area with some overnight stays
• International travel might be required for training purposes
• You will enjoy the backing of a major product manufacturer and work within a European sales team that is focused on market leadership.

Candidate profile: Key Accounts Manager

We are looking for an experienced field sales professional with experience of or a passion for garden machinery, grounds care, greenkeeping, agriculture, turf maintenance or technology.

The additional qualities we seek are:

• At least 5 years of field sales experience
• Self motivated with a proven ability to work remotely
• Outstanding communication and relationship building skills
• Numerate, articulate and IT literate
• Able to present confidently to groups
• A tenacious and results focused attitude to business

The Company

• This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world leading manufacturing business with a reputation for product innovation and quality that reaches customers in over 100 countries.
• This is a specialist role, focused on the sale of leading edge grass care equipment to professional buyers in sports grounds, golf courses and similar end-user situations.

The Rewards

• This role offers a basic salary to £41,000 plus a performance-based bonus (15%), hybrid company car, matched pension contribution to 8% of salary, private health insurance, life assurance and 25 days paid holiday plus all the equipment and support required to be field based.

Contact

Nick Hester

Reference: NH/96343

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If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file for 6 months, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies. If you do not want us to do this please call us to advise.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales, General Business, and Business Development

Industries

• Retail Building Materials and Garden Equipment

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