At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage key customer accounts and develop long-term relationships for growth.
- Company: Established UK manufacturing business known for precision-engineered solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant impact and career growth in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Join a forward-thinking company and own strategic customer relationships.
- Qualifications: Experience in technical sales or account management, ideally in regulated industries.
We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Key Account Manager to join a well-established and highly regarded UK-based manufacturing business. Recognised for delivering precision-engineered solutions to a diverse international customer base across demanding, highly regulated industries, the company is experiencing continued growth.
Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Key Account Manager will take ownership of a portfolio of strategically important customers, with a primary focus on strengthening existing relationships, identifying new opportunities and maximising long-term revenue growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and develop a portfolio of key customer accounts, building long-term, commercially strong relationships.
- Identify and develop opportunities for growth within existing accounts, including new projects, programmes and applications.
- Act as the primary commercial point of contact, ensuring customers receive a responsive and technically credible service.
- Interpret and clarify complex customer requirements, translating them into commercially viable technical solutions.
- Manage the preparation and negotiation of quotations, proposals and commercial agreements.
- Negotiate and implement long-term agreements covering design, manufacture and supply.
- Work closely with Design, Production, Procurement and Business Development to ensure customer requirements are delivered effectively.
About the Ideal Key Account Manager
- Proven experience in a technical sales or key account management environment, ideally within aerospace, oil & gas, defence or a similarly regulated industry.
- Strong track record of developing and growing strategic customer accounts.
- Commercially astute, with the ability to identify opportunities and convert customer relationships into long-term business.
- Technically minded, with the confidence to engage with engineers, procurement teams and senior stakeholders.
- Experienced in managing complex sales cycles, quotations, negotiations and long-term supply agreements.
This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking and growing organisation where you will have genuine ownership of strategically important customer relationships and the opportunity to make a significant impact on future growth.
If this interests you and you believe you have the skills needed to succeed in this role, then please apply via the link in this advert.
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