Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

We are looking for a Key Account Manager who will be focused on profitably growing the business by representing and promoting the commercial and technical interests of Oerlikon Surface Solutions. Ideally, you will be based in the North West of England.

• Competitive rates of pay
• Company car or Car Allowance
• Enhanced Pension contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Private Health Insurance
• Life assurance and other exciting benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Online GP

• Focus on generating sizeable additional revenue through new and existing key customers
• Conduct technical and commercial discussions with customers at all levels and present seminars when required
• To support the generation of quotations and leading Customer negotiations as necessary, providing follow up and feedback on submitted quotes
• Identifying, communicating and supporting cross-selling opportunities
• Develop and maintain a pipeline with sufficient growth opportunities to exceed your budgeted revenue and your five year business plan.
• To prepare and agree your annual revenue budgets or any such financial data as and when required.
• Issue monthly, 12 month rolling revenue forecast revisions
• Provide feedback on Customers, Competitors, Opportunities, Markets, Pipeline and other sales related activities at the monthly Sales Review.
• Monitor market demand for Coating Materials and Coating Equipment.

• Ideally educated to degree/HNC level in engineering or qualified by experience
• Technical sales background within aerospace, oil and gas or other highly regulated industries.
• Excellent customer relationship management skills.
• Ability to utlise and understand budgets and forecasting.

• Target driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate within all levels of the organisation.
• Strong industry knowledge with regard to surface treatments.
• Advanced IT skills in particular Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Experience of using CRM systems.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to introduce our services to customers.

Can you identify with this position and are you looking for a new challenge? Then we are eager to meet you! Please apply online.

Pamela Dodd

Oerlikon is a global innovation powerhouse for surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufacturing in key industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, tooling and textiles. We serve as a key partner in enabling our customers to reach their targets for optimizing the performance, function and sustainability of their products and manufacturing processes. Our solutions reduce emissions in transportation, maximize longevity and performance of tools, increase energy efficiency and advance intelligent material and sustainable polymer processing.

These achievements are proven hallmarks of our global leadership.

We at Oerlikon embrace diversity. This is reflected in more than 11,800 employees, representing over 93 nationalities and our presence in more than 38 countries and 207 locations worldwide.

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