Summary: The Key Sales Account Manager role involves managing key customer accounts for an industry-leading manufacturer, focusing on building relationships and creating new business opportunities within the FMCG sector, particularly in beauty and fashion. The position is a 12-month maternity cover contract based near Nottingham, offering a competitive salary and hybrid working options. The successful candidate will be proactive and possess strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams and drive business growth. An excellent remuneration package is included, reflecting the importance of this role in the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary contact for key customer accounts, fostering strong strategic relationships and ensuring business alignment
- Develop and execute account plans to achieve growth targets including identifying upselling, cross-selling and new business opportunities
- Lead pricing discussions, manage sales budgets and regularly review account performance and profitability
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams such as sales, marketing, R&D, procurement and production
- Own the end to end business development process from evaluating customer briefs to leading tender submissions
- Proactively promote company capabilities through presentations, site visits and trade events
Key Skills:
- Experience in a similar role within FMCG
- Experience within the beauty, fashion or food sector advantageous
- Ability to build relationships and negotiate contracts
- Proactive mindset with a desire to win new business
- Excellent communication skills
Salary (Rate): £50,000.00 yearly
City: Nottingham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Sales
Express Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with an industry leading manufacturer who are recruiting a Key Sales Account Manager to join their team based near Nottingham on an initial 12 month maternity cover contract. The successful candidate will ideally possess experience within the FMCG sector, ideally within beauty, fashion or related, with a proactive nature and the ability to build strong relationships with key partner brands to create new business opportunities alongside proactively winning new customers. There is an excellent remuneration package on offer including a basic salary of up to £50k DOE, hybrid and flexible working options alongside an array of further benefits.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contact for key customer accounts, fostering strong strategic relationships and ensuring business alignment
- Develop and execute account plans to achieve growth targets including identifying upselling, cross-selling and new business opportunities
- Lead pricing discussions, manage sales budgets and regularly review account performance and profitability
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams such as sales, marketing, R&D, procurement and production
- Own the end to end business development process from evaluating customer briefs to leading tender submissions
- Proactively promote company capabilities through presentations, site visits and trade events
Skills & Experience
- Experience in a similar role within FMCG
- Experience within the beauty, fashion or food sector advantageous
- Ability to build relationships and negotiate contracts
- Proactive mindset with a desire to win new business
- Excellent communication skills
About Express Recruitment
Express Recruitment has been offering exceptional recruitment solutions across the East Midlands since 1987, “exceeding expectations every time” of over 267,000 candidates. We supply a diverse range of sectors including Engineering, Technology, Professional Services, Languages, Sales & Marketing, Call Centres, Commercial, Manufacturing, Local Authority, NHS, Education and Voluntary organisations.
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Vacancy Summary
- Hours : Full Time, Monday to Friday
- Salary : Up to c£50,000 Per Annum D.O.E
- Location : Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Job Type : 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
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