Strategic Key Account & Growth Lead

Driverz Work; United States; Remote; USD 40,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with employer match

Life cover

Health plan

Counselling support

Employee discounts

Job summary

Bidfood UK is seeking a skilled Account Manager to win, retain and grow key customer portfolios. The role is 60% account management and 40% new business, collaborating with depot telesales, NAMs, Specialists and manufacturers to secure leads and build value across consortia and frameworks like NHS & TUCO.

You will work with regional teams to deliver plans, grow volume items and cash contributions, while maintaining strong customer relationships and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE standard, preferably to a minimum of A level.
• Sales experience preferred in a wholesale environment.
• Demonstrable ability to deal with group accounts.
• PC skills: Excel, PowerPoint and Word; numerate and literate.
• Developed presentation and communication skills; proven sales and negotiation ability.
• Proven strong relationships with customers; self-starter and able to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer base and achieve budgeted sales and cash targets; develop £50k+ new end user accounts across sites.
• Maximise share of wallet through meetings, presentations, exhibitions, concept development, and supplier liaison.
• Provide data for profit studies and manage pricing where applicable at customer level.
• Communicate customer needs clearly to NAMs and field teams; adapt style to achieve results.
• Provide regular business updates to customers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Sales experience

Strong customer relationships

Presentation & communication

Negotiation skills

Margin management

Self-starter / field work

Education

GCSE minimum, preferably A level

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Bidfood UK is seeking a skilled Account Manager to win, retain and grow key customer portfolios. The role is 60% account management and 40% new business, collaborating with depot telesales, NAMs, Specialists and manufacturers to secure leads and build value across consortia and frameworks like NHS & TUCO.

You will work with regional teams to deliver plans, grow volume items and cash contributions, while maintaining strong customer relationships and cross-functional collaboration.