Key Account Manager

Lyreco; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workplace solutions provider is seeking a Key Account Manager to manage corporate accounts in the Midlands and North West. The role involves ensuring sales targets are met, developing partnerships, and identifying growth opportunities. Candidates should have strong communication skills and commercial acumen. This position offers up to £38,000 plus commission, company car, and additional benefits.

Benefits

31 days holiday, rising to 38

Pension & Life Assurance

Private medical insurance after one year

2 paid community volunteering days yearly

Career break opportunity after 3 years

Qualifications

• Demonstrates clear communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to build trust and rapport quickly.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of sales processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sales and margin targets are achieved.
• Develop business partnerships across the customer base.
• Negotiate and retain business through fixed term agreements.
• Visit accounts quarterly and deliver account development plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Trust building

Independent decision making

Commercial judgment

Self-management

Job description

Overview

Key Account Manager

Location - Midlands and North West

Salary - Up to £38,000 (DOE), plus Commission, Company Car & Corporate Benefits Package (which includes Working from home, Private Healthcare and Pension Scheme).

Benefits: 31 days holiday, rising to 38, after longer service (inclusive of bank holidays), Pension & Life Assurance Scheme, Private medical insurance (after one year of service), 2 fully paid community volunteering days each year, Referral Scheme, Opportunity for career break – after 3 years of service

Lyreco are the market leader in Workplace Solutions and if you thought the world of Office and Workplace Solutions was limited to paper and pens… think again!

Whatever customers need, Lyreco provide; from furniture to files, notebooks to napkins, hot drinks to highlighters or paperclips to print solutions – we can help.

As our Key Account Manager you will be required to manage an existing portfolio of corporate level accounts to achieve agreed sales and margin targets whilst consistently retaining profitable customers. Developing new areas of spend through identifying sales opportunities across a range of categories ensuring year on year growth.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the achievement of sales and margin targets.
• Develop successful business partnerships across a customer base whilst maintaining a value-added service to ensure successful trading relationships.
• Identify key areas for growth and gross profit increase by providing the entire ‘Workplace Solution’ within corporate level accounts.
• Negotiate and retain existing business through re-tendering processes and secure fixed term agreements.
• Visit accounts on a quarterly basis; create and deliver account development plans.
• Manage a territory area

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrates capacity to transmit information, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, using appropriate language and channels for the intended audience.
• Ability to build trust, respect, and rapport quickly, at all levels.
• Makes appropriate decisions about when to act independently or to consult others and follows through on tasks with little or no reminders.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the aims and objectives of the business and can apply this to varied situations.
• Uses commercial judgement and can apply multiple factors when arriving at a decision/recommendation.
• Demonstrates self-management skills, including time management, planning, prioritising and timely completion of work responsibilities and job assignments.
• Complete understanding of the sales and business development process, with strong commercial acumen.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers, and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.

Agency CVs will not be accepted.

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