Key Account Manager

Wolseley Group; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Bonuses

Healthcare

Discounts

Cycle to Work

YuLife app

Job summary

Wolseley Group’s Burdens is seeking a Key Account Manager for Leeds/field-based work in Yorkshire. You will lead strategic accounts, deliver business plans, and drive growth across a multi-branch network with a strong emphasis on customer relationships and financial performance.

The role offers a competitive salary with bonus and excellent benefits, including pensions, annual leave, healthcare and staff discounts. You will work with a cross-functional team to achieve regional targets.

Qualifications

• Strategic account planning experience across multiple branches.
• Experience managing major accounts and delivering sustainable results.
• Exceptional sales and customer relationship building skills.
• Collaborative approach to working across teams and branches.

Responsibilities

• Set the sales direction for a key customer base and deliver business plans.
• Identify and develop major accounts to grow sales and GP.
• Maximise sales, GP and cash flow; support budgeting with data.
• Build strong relationships within the branch network and regional strategy.

Skills

Strategic account planning

Multi-branch management

Sales & relationship building

Collaborative working

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 and 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:

• 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