Key Account Manager/BDM (Forklift Batteries)

Alexander James Recruiting Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of industrial battery solutions is seeking a Key Account Manager based in Birmingham. This role focuses on managing customer accounts in the material handling sector and developing new business opportunities across the UK. The candidate should ideally have experience in the material handling industry but individuals from other backgrounds are also welcome. The position offers a competitive salary (up to £50,000), bonus potential, and various benefits including a company car and pension plans.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car

Pension scheme

Bonus potential

Holiday allowance

Death in service cover

Good progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in the material handling industry or industrial/warehousing experience.
• Strong aptitude for account management and developing new business.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and provide solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small number of customer accounts in the material handling sector.
• Target other material handling providers and end-user customer accounts.
• Attend customer site meetings across the UK.
• Develop strategies to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Account management

New business development

Customer relationship management

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a leading provider of industrial batteries and related products looking for a new Key Account Manager/BDM. Focusing predominantly on the material handling sector they require a new sales professional to develop their present material handling accounts in addition to targeting the end user across the UK. With a competitive basic and bonus opportunity this is an excellent opportunity for a professional individual to take on a new role.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for a small number of the companies customer accounts in the material handling sector
• Additionally target other material handling provider’s and a big focus on end user customer accounts
• Provide a solutions based approach in understanding customer requirements for forklift truck batteries/motive power/motion
• Form and implement a strategy to ensure customer requirements are continually met
• Attend various customer site meetings across the UK
• Develop an understanding of full warehouse requirements in order to understand how to best place forklift batteries through distribution & end user in order to ensure the end user benefits

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The successful candidate will ideally possess experience of the material handling industry in some form, whether that is forklift trucks, batteries or other ancillary equipment. However, this is not essential and individuals with industrial/warehousing experience from another background would also be of interest. Crucially, you must have a strong aptitude both for account management and developing new business through different revenue streams.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary dependent on experience (Up to £50,000 per annum)
• Competitive Holiday Allowance
• Company Car
• Realistic Bonus potential of 15-20% of basic salary
• Competitive Pension
• Death in Service Cover
• Good progression opportunities

The Company

Having been established for over a century, our client is a leading provider of various warehouse battery solutions to various industries to include material handling. Their product range they cover includes forklift trucks, sweepers, powered access, electric vehicles carriers and AGV’s. They also supply into both mining and rail and are looking increasingly to ensure they shift their focus to provide a solution to their ever growing customer base.