At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive growth with key accounts and build strong customer relationships.
- Company: Join Brakes, the UK's largest foodservice supplier, passionate about food.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus potential, home-based work, and company car.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace celebrating diversity and offering excellent career opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-growing business and shape our culture.
- Qualifications: Sales experience, strong communication skills, and commercial acumen required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Are you looking to enhance your career within Key Accounts? Are you passionate about a career within Sales and want to work in a fast-growing food service business? This role could be for you. We want to challenge the current norms of Supplier and customer relationships for the better – it needs to be so much more than price. You will pride yourself on building and leveraging strong customer relationships through effectively partnering with your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, offering a wide range of practical solutions and products.
What you will be doing:
- Delivering consistent growth across a portfolio of Key Account customers.
- Owning and delivering against agreed Joint Business plans with Key Customers.
- Liaise directly with key stakeholders to ensure implementation of account plans.
- Responsible for price review implementation acting as a consultant and market expert for your customers.
- Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local and national solutions.
- Comprehensive record keeping via Salesforce.
What we are looking for:
- Good commercial acumen with the ability to deal with numbers.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering against targets.
- Ideally come from an Account Management/ Sales background.
- Proven ability to build strong long-lasting relationships.
- First rate communication and presentation skills both verbal and written.
- Strong IT skills – PowerPoint and Excel.
In return we offer a competitive base salary along with bonus potential, a home-based contract, company car, additional holiday purchase options to top up your annual leave and award-winning products at virtually cost price.
We’re not just looking for a good fit, we want people who help to make us even better. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to define it. Bring your whole self to work.
At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes.
Brakes is built on a passion for food and feeding the nation, we are the UK’s largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nation’s most famous pubs and restaurants, as well as schools, caterers, care homes and hospitals.
Key Account Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Brakes
Medina is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and supportive work culture, perfect for ambitious individuals looking to thrive in sales. With uncapped bonus potential and opportunities for personal and professional growth, employees are encouraged to develop their skills while making a meaningful impact in the vibrant Isle of Wight community. Join us to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and success.
