At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage key retail accounts and drive profitable sales growth through strong relationships.
- Company: Join a market-leading consumer goods business with a dynamic sales team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and travel within the UK.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Take your commercial career to the next level in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in sales or account management, strong communication, and analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Requirements
- Experience within a sales, account management or commercial role, ideally within FMCG, consumer goods, housewares or retail.
- Currently working as a Key Account Manager or a Regional Sales Manager/Territory Manager, Sales Executive or similar and ready to take the next step in your career.
- Strong commercial awareness with a genuine interest in retail and consumer products.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Confident presenting ideas and influencing stakeholders at different levels.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
- Organised, proactive and highly motivated with a desire to learn and develop.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally to our London office.
What the job involves
- We are looking for a talented and ambitious Key Account Manager to join our UK Sales team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their commercial career and develop their account management expertise within a fast-paced, market-leading consumer goods business.
- Reporting to the Sales Director, you will support and manage a portfolio of key retail customers across High Street/Brick & Mortar channels and Pureplay channels.
- You will be responsible for building strong customer relationships, identifying growth opportunities, delivering new product launches and helping to execute commercial plans that drive profitable sales growth.
- Support the delivery of sales, profit and distribution targets across a portfolio of key retail accounts.
- Build strong relationships with customer contacts and become a trusted commercial partner.
- Manage and develop existing customer relationships while identifying opportunities for further growth.
- Work closely with customers to secure listings, maximise product availability and deliver successful new product launches.
- Assist in the development and execution of Joint Business Plans, promotional activity and customer growth plans.
- Analyse sales performance, identify opportunities and make recommendations to improve results.
- Monitor competitor activity, market trends and customer performance to support commercial decision-making.
- Collaborate with internal teams including Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance and Product Development to deliver best-in-class customer support.
- Support range reviews, promotional planning and customer presentations.
- Maintain accurate forecasts, pricing information and customer administration.
- Attend customer meetings, industry events and trade shows as required.
Key Account Manager employer: Joseph Joseph
Join a dynamic and innovative consumer goods company that values its employees and fosters a collaborative work culture. As a Key Account Manager, you will benefit from extensive professional development opportunities, a supportive team environment, and the chance to make a significant impact on key retail accounts. With a focus on growth and success, our London office provides a vibrant setting for ambitious individuals looking to advance their careers in a fast-paced industry.
We think you need these skills to ace Key Account Manager
Sales Experience
Account Management
Commercial Awareness
Relationship-Building Skills
Presentation Skills
Stakeholder Influence
Analytical Skills
