Strategic Account Manager - REMOTE WORKING (Permanent)

You will be a proven Strategic or Key Account Manager, possessing the highest skills and standards or programme management and delivery. Focussed on absolute customer service, you will be highly adept at program ownership form PO confirmation, factory acceptance and through life support. Being self-motivated, driven, structured and the possessing the highest levels of communication skills, the opportunity is here at STI as our new Strategic Account Manager. STI’s Commercial function is now focussed on growth. You’ll be joining a team that’s responding to the UK\’s revised Defence Industrial Strategy of “Made in the UK”. Our customers are principally the UK\’s Prime contractors in Defence, Aerospace and Security. Act as the focal point for the whole business to existing strategic and valued accounts Complete program ownership of delivery schedule, meeting quality standards, and financial controls through award, initial program delivery and stretching the program for new additional awards at the highest achievable margin Schedule and hold a mixture of Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews (MBR/QBR’s) (dependent on size / scale of account and opportunity) Keep management fully aware of all account matters. Maintain complete coordination with Business develop and customer service teams / operations Provide weekly status updates, milestone schedules and risk analysis summaries Manage customer change requests and support proposals for schedule and cost related impacts & Coordinate with supply chain and operations Communicate program status, ongoing financial viability and identification of key issues to senior management. Maintain constantly updated forecast on all accounts using dedicated forecasting and CRM software tools Sustain collaborative relationships with peers within the customer, strategic Partners, suppliers and across the STI business Directly advising on the price and margin build up and recommending commercial contingencies / Alerting on any potential risks Manage all essential customer data and report all sales progress on a weekly basis / submit month report to Line Manager Minimum of 10 years of proven Strategic Account Manager in direct or related customers and B2B markets, being Defence Electronics and Communication – Cyber (expert knowledge of CEM “contract electronic manufacturing” / PCBA / RF and Test is preferred) Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation Drive to create change and continuously improve program performance Qualification in Program Management or equivalent (PMP or CPM / other) / Qualifications to degree level Electronics engineering / technical degree or extensive background with selling defence electronics We offer 23 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays & Flex Days), early finish on a Friday, Flexible working opportunities, Company Pension Scheme, Health Cash Back Scheme, a range of discounts and excellent training and development opportunities. The ability to achieve UK security clearance may be required for some roles.