At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage key accounts and lead a dynamic sales team in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join a leading technical equipment manufacturer with a strong Yorkshire base.
- Benefits: Competitive package of £90,000, car allowance, and comprehensive benefits.
- Other info: Exciting career progression opportunities towards director level.
- Why this job: Take ownership of major accounts and drive impactful commercial strategies.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in account management and team leadership in technical sales.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
A rare opportunity has opened for a Senior Key Account Manager to take ownership of the largest strategic accounts across the UK and Ireland, working from a Yorkshire base with a world leading technical equipment manufacturer. With a package circa £90,000, car allowance, structured international onboarding and a genuine route towards director level, this role is built for an ambitious, data driven account manager who leads from the front and brings a team with them.
Benefits:
- Salary / Package: Package circa £90,000 (£70,000 basic plus bonus, circa £90,000 OTE)
- Car allowance
- Comprehensive benefits package (full details available on application)
- Structured onboarding, including international travel to European manufacturing sites
- Clear progression, with a genuine succession route towards director level
The Role:
Based in Yorkshire and covering the UK and Ireland, this role will suit a senior account manager with a strong technical, industrial or equipment sales background, proven team leadership, and the analytical, data led mindset to deliver a commercial strategy on the ground. The role splits roughly 60/40 between hands on management of the business's largest key accounts and leading a small team of salespeople through complex, project led environments.
Responsibilities:
- Owning and growing the most significant key accounts across the UK and Ireland, building long term relationships with contractors, end users and decision makers at every level
- Leading, coaching and supporting a team of five salespeople, keeping them motivated and effective in technically complex, project led sales environments
- Delivering the commercial strategy set by senior leadership at local level, translating it into clear plans, targets and measurable results
- Driving direct, project based sales to main contractors and acting as a genuine hunter
- Taking full ownership of forecasting, reporting, budgets and pipeline through CRM and data, with a strong grasp of P&L and EBITDA performance
- Leading commercial negotiations, pricing and technical quotations across capital equipment and technical product solutions
- Working hand in hand with the Operations Director to ensure everything sold is delivered to the highest standard
- Embracing data, CRM and emerging tools, including AI, to sharpen insight, performance and decision making
About the Company:
Our client is a leading technical and capital equipment manufacturer, supplying the construction, infrastructure, energy, utilities and industrial markets across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Part of a major international group, they pair the product range and backing of a global business with the autonomy and pace of a close knit, Yorkshire based UK team. With significant investment in its people, technology and a new direct to market strategy, this is a standout time to join as a Senior Key Account Manager.
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