Key Account Manager (Network Power/Data Centres)

Alex Hopkirk Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Bonus 10-20% of basic salary

5% Pension

Private medical insurance

Travel insurance

Job summary

Alexander James Recruiting is partnering with a leading provider of industrial batteries to recruit a National Account Manager. You will manage the company’s largest national accounts in the network power market, including data centres, and develop strategies to meet customer requirements on a national scale across the UK with occasional Ireland travel.

The role offers competitive basic salary with a 10–20% bonus potential, company car, pension, private medical and travel insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large accounts in the network power market (data centres preferred).
• Proven track record in growing key accounts.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for the company’s largest national accounts in the network power sector (including data centres).
• Provide a solutions-based approach to customer requirements for batteries.
• Form and implement strategies to meet evolving customer needs.
• Attend customer site meetings across the country.
• Develop understanding of customer requirements to optimize battery usage.

Skills

Account management

Network power

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a leading provider of industrial batteries and related products. Focusing predominantly on the network power sector, they require a key national account manager to work on a national basis managing and growing some of their largest network power accounts. With a competitive basic and bonus opportunity this is an excellent opportunity for a professional individual who understands data centre’s looking to take on a new role.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for a number of the company’s largest customer accounts in the network power sector to include data cenre’s
• Providing a solutions based approach in understanding customer requirements for batteries
• Form and implement a strategy to ensure customer requirements are continually met
• Attend various customer site meetings across the country
• Develop an understanding of all customer requirements in order to understand how to best optimize their battery usage

Requirements

The successful candidate will ideally possess experience of the network power industry in some form, whether that is telecoms, renewables, utilities or other similar sectors. Crucially, you must have experience and evidence of managing current accounts at a high level with a proven track record in the network power market and data centre’s. The role is national so candidates from across mainland UK will be considered. Travel to Ireland from time to time will also likely be required given a lot of the data centre customer base is located there.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary dependent on experience (Up to £55k)
• Company Car
• Bonus potential of 10%-20% of basic salary
• 5% Pension
• Private medical insurance
• Travel insurance

The Company

Having been established for over a century, our client is a leading provider of various battery solutions to a number of industries including network power. Their network power product range covers telecoms, renewables, utilities, rail, security, data, medical and others. They are looking to maintain and develop their position in the market in order to provide optimal solutions to their ever-growing customer base.