Key Account Manager - Electromechanical - North West England

MRSL Group; England; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

MRSL Group is seeking a Key Account Manager in North West England to manage strategic customer relationships and drive account growth. This full-time position requires a commercially driven individual with a strong track record in managing key accounts and leading teams.

The ideal candidate will work closely with internal teams to ensure high-quality service delivery. Responsibilities include territory strategy execution, customer engagement, and new business identification, with extensive travel involved.

Qualifications

• 5 years of previous experience in a similar role.
• Comfortable in an international, multicultural environment.
• Proven ability to manage the full sales cycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a small sales team.
• Own and execute the territory growth strategy.
• Engage and influence internal teams for support.
• Manage high-value accounts with long-term relationship development.
• Identify and convert new business opportunities.

Skills

Relationship management

Sales performance

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

Key Account Manager – Electromechanical – North West England

Position Type: Full Time
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: Up to £80,000
Sector: OEM
Working Model: Field Based

This global manufacturing business within the electronic components sector is seeking a Key Account Manager to manage and develop strategic customer relationships across its portfolio. This role is suited to a commercially driven individual with strong relationship management skills and experience working with key or strategic accounts. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving account growth, managing pricing and commercial agreements, coordinating internally with sales, engineering, and operations teams, and ensuring a high level of service delivery to customers. This opportunity offers the chance to work with a technically diverse product range, operate in an international environment, and play a key role in long-term business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Combine strong personal sales performance with the ability to lead, motivate, and develop a small sales team.
• Own and execute the territory growth strategy in line with the wider group’s commercial objectives.
• Coach and support team members to drive market share growth and commercial performance.
• Engage and influence internal teams to ensure timely, high-quality support across quotations, logistics, application engineering, and quality.
• Manage a portfolio of strategic and high-value accounts, taking ownership of account strategy, planning, and long-term relationship development.
• Identify and convert new business opportunities and projects in close collaboration with application engineers and commercial colleagues.
• Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with customers.
• Travel regularly to customer sites, exhibitions, factories, and other business-critical meetings.

Requirements

• Demonstrate leadership potential, with 5 years of previous experience.
• Comfortable working in an international, multicultural environment, with strong intercultural awareness.
• Effective presenter and communicator, able to engage confidently with stakeholders from engineering teams through to senior management.
• Proven ability to manage the full sales cycle, from initial engagement to negotiation and close.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Naturally confident leader with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and self-driven, with the ability to set and achieve clear goals.
• Extensive travel.
• Additional language skills are advantageous.