Account Manager

KBB Client Account Manager

25 holiday days + statutory (bank) holidays

Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (with some flexibility for onsite meetings)

Company Car, Fuel Card, Laptop and Phone provided

We are looking for candidates that live within c50 mile radius of Cambridge as you will be covering the Cambridgeshire areas

You must have a UK Driving License - The role could also involve occasional overnight stays

We are specifically looking for people with either a solid background in dealing with social housing design or account management of Kitchens or Bathrooms OR someone with a solid background in Kitchens that is interested in learning about the Social Housing side (and BTR). The successful candidate will be responsible for attending meetings both face to face and on Teams (roughly around 2 days per week will be on the road), producing specifications for new and existing clients relating to mixed tenure new build developments, and planned refurbishments schemes.

Duties

• Working closely with Development and Sales Managers/Directors and Architects within the Social Housing market to create specifications for mixed tenure new build schemes to help meet clients' budgets. Once approved the live Developments will be passed onto the Contractor or Skyline Teams to look after the running of the sites.
• Developing and growing relationships with key personnel within the Client Maintenance, and Development teams.
• Building a pipeline of New Build Developments and Specification for Clients within the Social Housing sector.
• Forecasting pipeline for secured new build work passed onto the Contractor or Special Projects teams, as well as the planned refurbishment works.
• Conducting Factory and Marketing Suite tours at Head Office to demonstrate the service and products that Symphony can provide.
• Producing monthly reports on all opportunities and sales.
• Maintain customer contact details to ensure customer records are kept up to date.
• Manage / control the quotation tender process for new businesses.

Experience and Skills required to fulfil the role of Client Account Manager:

• Knowledge of the industry, company's terms of trading, range of manufactured and bought out products and all major competitors
• An understanding of the Social Housing Market / Build to Rent (BTR Operators)
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• A "think outside the box" approach to finding solutions
• Able to manage your own diary and time efficiently and effectively
• Ability to communicate confidently with people at Director level
• Willingness to work as part of a dynamic team
• Capability to work under pressure to maintain deadlines
• Computer literate, with good PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Professionally presentable at all times

Client Info:

Our client is the largest and most successful, privately owned manufacturer of fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture, in the UK and the organisation has been in operation for over 50 years, experiencing growth year on year. They have been successful in winning various tenders to supply fitted kitchens for New Build Social Housing projects and Private Development Projects throughout the country, these projects are delivered by large Contractors such as Lovell, Countryside and Galliford Try.