Senior Service Account Manager – Distribution (UK)

Vanderlande Careers; Greater London, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa Medical Cover

YuLife – Wellbeing membership with GP"

Cycle to work scheme

Pension with Aviva

Achievers recognition platform

Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH is seeking an experienced Service Account Manager for Parcel customers in the UK, based in Birmingham or near London Heathrow with a hybrid work setup.

You will secure new business from existing and new customers, manage service delivery, lifecycle planning, and contract renewals, and lead upgrades and insights across sites, while building strong relationships and driving customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, or a comparable qualification.
• Proven years of experience in service sales/aftersales.
• Strong team player with the ability to build excellent rapport with customers.
• Excellent social, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Driven to win, results-oriented, and hands-on in approach.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and proactive mindset.
• Previous experience in Service Account Management is a plus.
• Preferred knowledge of the UK Parcel market and customer operations.

Responsibilities

• Represent the customer internally with a strong customer-first mindset.
• Develop and grow the UK Parcel service pipeline across existing and new sites.
• Define life cycle strategies and manage large service contract renewals.
• Drive upgrades and enhancements for existing installations.
• Design service concepts for new sites (site-based or remote support).
• Identify and share sales leads from customer interactions.
• Lead upgrade and enhancement opportunities and own the full service sales cycle.
• Collaborate with the UK Parcel Service Manager on contract negotiations.
• Manage bid processes and align with customer expectations.
• Maintain proactive customer relationships through meetings and site visits.

Skills

Customer relations

Contract negotiations

Service sales

Stakeholder mgmt

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Business/Engineering/Logistics

Job description

Reporting to: Executive Commercial Director

Location: Birmingham or London Heathrow (Hybrid)

Contract Type: Permanent

Introduction To Role

As a Service Account Manager for our Parcel customers , you will be responsible for securing new business from existing and new customers, while building long-term relationships and supporting them with service, support, upgrades, and life cycle planning. You’ll manage obsolescence challenges through retrofit and modification work, ensure service delivery meets expectations, and evolve contracts to match customer needs.

Role Responsibilities

As collaborate with the Sales Manager to develop innovative service solutions for new projects, with a clear path toward Sales Management.In short, if you are a self-motivated, proactive individual who enjoys the challenges and rewards of the Service business, then this is a job for you.

Your responsibilities and activities will be:

• Represent the customer internally with a strong customer-first mindset
• Develop and grow the UK Parcel service pipeline across existing and new sites
• Define life cycle strategies and manage large service contract renewals
• Drive upgrades and enhancements for existing installations
• Design service concepts for new sites (site-based or remote support)
• Identify and share sales leads from customer interactions
• Lead upgrade and enhancement opportunities and own the full service sales cycle
• Collaborate with the UK Parcel Service Manager on contract negotiations
• Manage bid processes and align with customer expectations
• Maintain proactive customer relationships through meetings and site visits
• Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to ensure successful outcomes
• Continuously seek improvement opportunities for internal teams and customers

Role Qualification and Skills

• Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, or a comparable qualification
• Proven Years of experience in service sales/aftersales, ideally in logistics or technical services
• Strong team player with the ability to build excellent rapport with customers
• Excellent social, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Driven to win, results-oriented, and hands-on in approach
• Strong problem-solving abilities and proactive mindset
• Previous experience in Service Account Management is a plus
• Preferred knowledge of the UK Parcel market and customer operations

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)

• Bupa Medical Cover
• YuLife – Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension with Aviva
• Access to Achievers an award-winning recognition platform that inspires to recognise your coworkers Where points are awarded that can be exchanged for a range of goods and discounts.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualifies applicants will be considered without regards to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, we are always happy to discuss or explore, any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.