Key Account Manager

Solutions Engineering Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Key Account Manager to maintain and grow an existing customer portfolio. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from £55,000 to £65,000, plus benefits including a performance-based bonus and a hybrid working model. The ideal candidate will have experience in the print and packaging sector and a proven ability to develop new business opportunities. Applicants interested in this role should contact Sean Turton directly.

Benefits

Electric/hybrid car allowance

20% bonus based on targets

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension plan

Healthcare benefits

Life insurance

Laptop and phone provided

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of experience in print & packaging.
• Experience in setting short, medium, and long-term business targets.
• Ability to manage an existing portfolio worth £6,000,000.
• Proven track record of developing new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a portfolio of customers across the UK and Ireland.
• Identify new leads and prospects to achieve business targets.
• Monitor revenue and margins while promoting the company image.
• Conduct weekly reports on customer visits and sales projections.

Skills

Business development

Customer service

Negotiation

Market analysis

Job description

Overview

My client is a manufacturer of sustainable packaging in the food packaging sector with year upon year growth working with businesses local and high-end national businesses. They are well recognised for their specialism in folded carton, flexibles and other areas within the packaging industry. Employing 200+ staff across 1 site my client is looking for a Key Account Manager to maintain and grow an existing portfolio of customers.

Key Account Manager

£55,000 to £65,000, DOE, plus benefits package

UK (Hybrid Working)

Our client is offering a salary reflecting experience with an Electric/hybrid car/car allowance, 20% bonus based on personal/company targets, 25 days holiday+ bank, pension, health care, life insurance, 5% pension laptop, and phone.

Responsibilities

• Focusing on developing an existing portfolio of £6,000,000 across the UK&Ireland.
• Finding new leads, prospects and developing a pipeline where you will be able to achieve £500,000 - £1,000,000 in new business.
• You will be expected to find new leads in food and Non-Food sectors
• Your role includes dealing with new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, services prospection, negotiation and commercial follow up of UK customers and branching out further afield acting in the markets targeted by the organisation.
• Be part of the team ensuring the department targets are achieved and exceeded.
• You will play an active part in the development of the sales budget, monitor revenue and margins, promote the image of the company and you will continue with the improvement of the initiatives of the company.
• Conduct weekly reports on customer visits, pipeline, sales projections etc.
• Provide excellent communicate channels both internally and externally.

Essential

• A minimum of 1-4 years in print & packaging.
• Experience of setting own short, medium, and long terms new business targets as well as a strategic approach and consultative approach to the role.
• Be able to manage and nurture an existing portfolio of around £6,000,000.
• Be able to hit a new business target of £500,000 - £1,000,000 in the above sectors.
• Have a great understanding of the UK market.
• You must be happy developing new business opportunities and building on your successes.
• Improve on gross margins.
• A sense of business relationships and customer service.
• High interest in the technical dimension of the products.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity or wish to receive further information, please contact Sean Turton on 01254781300 or email a copy of your current CV to [e-mail] –“SER-IN”