Key Account Manager

Castle Water; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life insurance

Sick pay

Cycle to work scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Castle Water is seeking a proactive Key Account Manager to oversee a portfolio of major customers in the Industrial & Commercial sector. You will handle complex billing and service issues, develop strong relationships, and work from London and Blairgowrie offices with home-based flexibility.

The role suits graduates or experienced professionals, offering training opportunities with top business schools and clear career progression within a fast-growing utilities company.

Qualifications

• Good first degree (or equivalent) with analytical capability.
• Experience in a demanding environment delivering to tight deadlines.
• Strategic thinker with ability to plan short, medium and long-term goals.
• High level of numeracy; proficient with Excel.
• IT literate with ability to deliver analytical data to customers and stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building skills across all customer levels.
• Ability to thrive in a high-paced, dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of major customers and complex billing/service issues.
• Attend customer meetings and manage relationships with internal contacts.
• Meet or exceed customer expectations in delivery, quality and responsiveness.
• Develop knowledge of customers’ business requirements and water market regulations.
• Identify opportunities and create solutions for customers.
• Travel to meet customers and company offices as needed.

Skills

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Castle Water are looking for enthusiastic and customer-centric Key Account Managers for an exciting, fast-paced role with great training opportunities including short course with top business schools, and the opportunity for rapid career progression.

As a Key Account Manager, you will work in our busy Industrial & Commercial section, working with major customers. The Key Account Manager role is suitable for graduates and more experienced professionals.

The Key Account Manager role involves attending customer meetings, working from our offices in London and/or Perthshire, as well as working from home. Location is flexible across Great Britain. The role would particularly suit candidates who are enthusiastic, keen to forge a career and who have strong bent towards problem solving and relationship building.

• Salary – £25,000 to £30,000 per annum
• Company pension, life insurance and sick pay
• Monday – Friday with hybrid working, so your weekends are all yours
• Cycle to work Scheme

What you'll be doing

• Working with major customers on complex billing and service issues relating to water usage, waste treatment and validation of charges using state of the art systems
• Responsible for a portfolio of high value key customers, including managing relationships and personally resolving queries and issues
• Meet or exceed the customer expectations. Listen to customer needs and translate those into action that meets or exceeds customer satisfaction goals in terms of delivery, quality, responsiveness, and customer focus
• Responsible for all aspects of the customer relationship for your customers, and for tactical execution of established contract terms
• Develop a close understanding and knowledge of each customer’s business requirements
• Develop a close understanding of the business water market and regulatory environment
• Build and develop multi-level relationships with both customers and internal contacts. Partner with internal functions to communicate and manage the needs of the customer
• Responsible for solution creation and opportunity identification for your customers
• Personally manage customer queries through to resolutionProactively assess, clarify, and validate customer needs on an ongoing basis
• Opportunity for involvement in systems development and testing
• Preparation of data and analysis for customers, continually analysing markets, account performance and profit
• Develop constructive working relationships with other KAMs and relevant internal departments
• Responsible for operational KPIs for their portfolio
• Must be able to travel to meet customers and to attend company offices in London and/or Blairgowrie (Perthshire)

What you'll bring to the role

• Good first degree (or equivalent), ideally with postgraduate qualifications. Degree discipline is less important than analytical capability
• Experience of working in a demanding environment with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• Strategic thinker with the ability to see and plan short, medium and longer-term goals and horizons
• High level of numeracy with experience of using Excel to an advanced level
• IT literate with the ability to deliver sound analytical data to both the customer base and internal stakeholders
• Highly skilled relationship builder at all levels of the customer base
• Ability to thrive in a high-paced, dynamic environment
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Highly motivated with a passion to drive results
• Great negotiation skills with strong presentation ability to enable the delivery of customer meetings
• Must possess advanced verbal and written communication, organisational and troubleshooting skills

Castle Water is redefining the utilities sector as one of the fastest-growing and most successful companies in the UK. Guided by our core values of fairness, transparency, tenacity and being supportive, we deliver outstanding service to a diverse range of customers, including some of the UK’s largest companies and public sector organisations.

We believe in putting people first. Whether it’s creating positive interactions with our customers or fostering a supportive workplace culture, our commitment to fairness and transparency ensures we build lasting relationships with our customers.

With over 20,000 5-star Trustpilot reviews, our reputation is built on trust and excellence. We tackle every challenge with tenacity and a dedication to doing what’s fair and right.

Our head office in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, is located within easy reach of Perth and Dundee. As a company embedded in the local community, we actively participate in events that reflect our supportive values. We also have offices in Brentford, London, and Ayr, offering plenty of opportunities to join our growing team.

If you’re looking for company that’s dynamic, forward-thinking and values-driven, Castle Water is the place for you.

It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience

We’re committed to making the process as smooth and accessible as possible. If you need any additional support or reasonable adjustments, please let us know. You can reach us by calling 01250 718700 or emailing [e-mail].