Key Account Manager | Southern Counties

Key Account Manager | Southern Home Counties | 1548

Redhill, England, United Kingdom

£45,000. (British Pound Sterling)

• Join a leading multi £BN distributor of electronic, electrical and industrial components
• Key Account role managing 70 OEM and CEM accounts
• Exceptional multi-award winning employer

• This is a field / home based role covering the South Home Counties (Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire).
• Managing an existing portfolio of 70 OEM and CEM accounts you will represent a true market leader promoting a range of electronic, electrical and industrial components (semi‑conductors, test equipment, automotive products, connectors etc).
• You will be managing low volume, high margin accounts liaising with Purchasing Managers and R&D teams.
• As Key Account Manager, you will be responsible for circa £2.5 that is performing well against budget with strong growth potential.
• You will be tasked with driving profitable business via an existing account base.
• You will report into the Regional Sales Manager who is extremely experienced and will give you as much support as you need on an on‑going basis.
• You will work as part of a collaborative supportive team however, you will be given full autonomy and trusted to make decisions based on your own judgements (no micro‑managing).

Our client a £120m major distributor in the UK who are a part of a global fortune 500 group that turnover £26bn world‑wide. This is an opportunity to join a revered employer that supply electrical, electronic and industrial components to a wide breadth of industries including aerospace, automotive, electrical manufacturing etc. This market leader are known for exceptional service levels and they stock and deliver products to customers world‑wide.

This multi‑award winning employer offer excellent training, career opportunities in the UK and overseas and have and have a longstanding reputation as being one of the country's top employers.

• Ideally you will have sold electrical / electronic components into either OEMs or CEMs.
• Our client will also consider those with electrical or industrial backgrounds i.e. you may have worked for an Electrical or Electronic manufacturer and sold into contractors.
• We will also consider exceptional electrical wholesaler sales representatives with a strong proven track record.

• Up to £50,000
• 12% bonus you will also receive 15% of profit over target (current KAMs earn an additional £1.5K-£5K per month) PAID MONTHLY