Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Home Based Role

Manchester, Leeds, Derby Region

Competitive Salary, please ask for more details

Pension, Life Assurance, Bonus Scheme, Car/Car Allowance

A UK based manufacturer, with global market presence is looking for an experienced solution based sales professional to successfully operate in their Manchester/Leeds region. This role is perfect for a technically minded, solution based sales person. The business provides all the tools and framework needed to succeed with their design and manufacturing capability. With long term routes for progression and develop this is an excellent role for an ambitious individual with B2B manufacturing sales experience.

Role Description

• Energetic, enthusiastic, results driven sales professional with proven ability to both grow key accounts and hunt for new business
• The primary purpose of this role will be to manage an established and developing portfolio of regional strategic and key accounts AND target new business opportunities to deliver growth for the business.
• The role will define and implement growth plans that deliver against customer expectations and result in above market growth rates year on year.
• You will work closely with national account managers and vertical market specialists in targeting and managing the biggest potential customers in the region.
• This will involve key wholesalers, OEMs in Oil & Gas, Energy markets.
• You will need to adopt a methodical approach, identifying key prospects, building relationships with key stakeholders within our customer's design, procurement, and production functions, tracking projects and progressing opportunities through the sales pipeline.
• You will get products specified and will be a solutions provider for customers

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven successful experience in sales, business development and key account management
• Specification sales experience, with direct experience of electrical, fasteners
• Solution sales background, working with OEM end users
• Strong understanding of margin, profit metric
• Understanding and use of key account metrics to drive decision making
• Driving through and managing a sales pipeline

Company Information

As a business our client is a true market leader within their industry with a strong presence across the UK. With a secure portfolio of clients these roles provide a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market.

In return for your commitment my client offers a stable and secure career for technically motivated engineers. To apply please email your CV / resume to

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.