Key Account Manager

Level Up Recruitment; Torquay; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Car allowance

OTE potential

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Voucher schemes

Job summary

Level Up Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Key Account Manager in the UK food industry. This field-based role focuses on growing an established customer base while securing new business across hospitality, public sector, and leisure sectors.

The role requires a commercially driven professional who thrives autonomously and excels at building long-term partnerships with chefs, buyers, and decision-makers. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in key account management or field sales within foodservice, wholesale, or adjacent industries.
• Proven ability to exceed sales, revenue and margin targets.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong communication and time management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing existing key accounts to maximise growth and profitability.
• Winning new business across multi-site and group operations.
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to tailor foodservice solutions.
• Collaborating with internal sales, category specialists, and supply partners to identify and convert opportunities.
• Preparing and delivering compelling business presentations and proposals.
• Monitoring account performance against budget, ensuring revenue, margin, and service targets are achieved.

Skills

Key account management

Field sales

Negotiation

Presentation

Relationship building

Communication

Time management

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Key Account Manager to join a leading name in the UK food industry. This is a field-based role where the successful candidate will manage and grow an established customer base while developing new business opportunities across multiple sectors including hospitality, public sector (healthcare, education), and leisure.

Key Account Manager responsibilities

• Managing and developing existing key accounts to maximise growth and profitability.
• Winning new business across multi-site and group operations.
• Building strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to deliver tailored foodservice solutions.
• Working collaboratively with internal sales executives, category specialists, and supply partners to identify and convert opportunities.
• Preparing and delivering compelling business presentations and proposals.
• Monitoring account performance against budget, ensuring revenue, margin, and service targets are achieved.

About You

This Key Account Manager role would suit a commercially focused and customer-driven professional who enjoys working autonomously and thrives on building long-term partnerships.

• Proven experience in key account management or field sales within foodservice, wholesale, or a related industry.
• Experience of selling in to the Public Sector
• A track record of exceeding sales, revenue, and margin targets.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to identify profitable opportunities.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• A full UK driving licence.

A genuine passion for food and the ability to engage with chefs, buyers, and decision-makers across multiple sectors is essential.

The Rewards

• Competitive basic salary of £44 - £50,000
• Realistic OTE £20,000
• £7,250 car allowance
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Additional corporate benefits inc. voucher schemes