Key Account Manager - career employment in uk

Job Title:  Key Account Manager
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Deadline:   16th Aug 2013
Salary:    Competitive
Start Date:    ASAP
Duration:    Permanent
Reference:    217231-EWR350849371-2

Key Account Manager

AF Blakemore & Son Ltd is a successful and growing family business with a turnover of £1.3bn. Its wholesale division, Blakemore Wholesale operates a successful and growing national wholesale distribution service which serves customers throughout the UK.

Position: Key Account Manager
Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Salary: £Competitive
Benefits: health care benefits, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, company car, laptop and phone.

ROLE:
Blakemore Wholesale is currently recruiting for a Key Account Manager to manage and develop large and national multi-site accounts.
You will be responsible for developing accounts to their full potential by gaining a detailed understanding and insight into the customer's operation.
You will also be targeted on the recruitment of viable and sustainable new accounts.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Recruit viable and sustainable new accounts.
b) Ensure that accounts meet commercial and volume targets across all product categories.
c) Analyse spend patterns to highlight potential for further growth and then construct proposals and strategy to achieve this.
d) Liaise and work closely with customer head office functions.
e) Forecast and manage customer's promotion programmes.
f) Develop good working relationships with key personnel.
g) Work cross functionally with buying, trading, operations, supply chain and suppliers to maximise service level to customers.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
a) Full driving licence.
b) Previous business development experience within a wholesale and/or retail environment.
c) Drive, passion and credibility.

You may have previous experience in one or more of the following roles:
Key Account Manager, Business Development, Client Relationship, Account Management, Sales Consultant, National Account Manager FMCG, Category Manager, etc

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