Sales Key Account Manager

Just Recruitment Group; Essex; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Recruitment are recruiting on behalf of their client for a Sales Key Account Manager based in Braintree, Essex. You will manage and grow a portfolio of strategically important accounts, building strong relationships and driving revenue through retention and upsell opportunities.

This office-based role requires a full driving licence for occasional customer visits; a pool car is provided. You will coordinate with internal teams to ensure clear, commercially effective account management and

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, account management or business development, ideally with responsibility for high-value or strategically important clients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and build credibility.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple accounts with a structured approach to meetings, follow-up actions, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of strategically important customer accounts.
• Maintain strong client relationships, improve retention, identify upselling and referral opportunities, and ensure clients receive clear, consistent and commercially effective account management.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Business development

Industrial sales

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Just Recruitment is pleased to be recruiting for a Sales Key Account Manager for their client based in Braintree, Essex.

Please note that although this is an office based role, there will be a requirement to undertake occasional customer visits therefore you will need a full driving licence as a pool car will be provided.

The successful applicant will be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of strategically important customer accounts. Maintaining strong client relationships, improve retention, identify upselling and referral opportunities, and ensure clients receive clear, consistent and commercially effective account management.

Skills, knowledge and experience required.

Proven experience in sales, account management or business development, ideally with responsibility for high-value or strategically important clients. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate strong commercial judgement and an ability to balance relationship management with revenue delivery.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, build credibility and maintain productive working relationships at all levels. Active listening, clear communication and sound organisational skills are important for managing both customers and internal colleagues effectively.

Ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple accounts while maintaining quality and attention to detail. The role requires a structured approach to meetings, follow-up actions, reporting and the management of new opportunities as they arise.

You will ideally have at last 2 years business to business direct sales experience with experience in industrial or technical product sales preferred.