Account Manager - North East region

Account Manager - NE England territory

Home based with site visits across the NE of England and travel to the company sites in Lincolnshire

This is an account management role within the Textile, Consumables and Medical Device market sector. You will be responsible for managing profitable growth within the north-east region based customer portfolio.

The Account Manager will work towards strategic goals, build and develop key customer relationships, raise market awareness, identify business opportunities, negotiate and close business deals.

The ideal Account Manager will be:

• Experienced in account management within a B2B environment
• Able to demonstrate high levels of service and to then develop long term business relationships
• Confident, ambitious self-starter who is seeking a career opportunity within an organisation that will invest in you and will offer you the potential to progress your career beyond this role
• Full driving licence is an essential requirement for the role as site visits are required
• Available for occasional travel to the Head Office in Lincolnshire, which may involve overnight stays, for quarterly team meetings, training sessions, and other company conferences scheduled throughout the year
• Living with the North East of England

The Account Manager will be responsible for:

• Maintenance and growth of existing accounts
• Re-signs and contract extension agreements
• Price increase negotiation
• Management of competitive tending processes that may put business at risk
• Range extensions (selling additional products)
• Managing daily administrative tasks (appointment logs, CRM, follow-up)
• Production of quotations, preparation of contract documents
• Bringing technical innovation to the customer
• Present the business as the industry’s technical leader and innovator
• Deliver on sales targets and service driven KPI’s

This role would suit an experienced territory Account Manager who cares about their customer and can provide the highest level of service and up-sell to them.

What you will receive in return:

• Great starting salary and commission structure
• Sole use of company car
• 30 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days for loyalty service
• A generous yearly bonus paid every January, to all staff (3-5% of wages)
• Company Sick Pay scheme
• Company pension contributions with a minimum of 5% of salary
• Generous parental pay schemes (i.e., maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption)
• Mental Health and Wellbeing support and programmes
• Employee recognition initiatives
• Training and Development opportunities
• Annual Family Fun Days, fully paid for by the business
• Great supportive environment at a company that is growing significantly and is highly profitable

Our client

Our client are one of the largest providers of workwear solutions and cleanroom consumables within the UK into pharmaceutical, medical, aerospace engineering, automotive and manufacturing industries..

The company also manufactures and distributes an extensive range of cleanroom consumable products worldwide. The company has an ambitious and clear growth vision and has built its first factory outside of the UK in India.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience and meet the criteria above please apply below.