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Account manager

Gateshead
Permanent
Kerridge Commercial Systems
Account manager
Posted: 18h ago
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"At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Klipboard’s brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management.

Klipboard provides specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated trading and business management solutions to companies in the distributive trade – wherever they are in the world. With a unique depth of knowledge and experience in ERP/SaaS solutions, Klipboard has a wide range of clients includes wholesalers, distributors, merchants and retailers from small traders to multinational enterprises. Klipboard has offices in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya and North America. Our mission is simple: to design and deliver high performance, integrated ERP solutions that enable our distributive trade customers to source effectively, stock efficiently, sell profitably and service competitively

Our passion is to provide customers with an advantage in their incredibly competitive world. We have done this so far by providing flexible, industry specific solutions; software, technology, advice, guidance and expertise built over 40 years of servicing their specific market.

Great Software solutions don’t happen without great people. We have the best software solutions for our market because we have the best people.

As an Account Manager, you will strategically manage a portfolio of UK-based accounts as part of the UKI Account Management Team. Serving as the commercial point of contact for your customers, you will be responsible for building strong, long-term relationships that drive customer satisfaction, business growth, and effective expansion of our solutions.

This role requires close coordination with both internal and external stakeholders to understand client needs, identify opportunities, and deliver solutions that meet or exceed expectations. You will also play a key role in supporting the wider Account and Commercial Management function through collaboration, customer experience management and sales targets.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Relationship Management

1. Serve as the commercial point of contact for a defined portfolio of customers across all regions.
2. Build, strengthen, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including operational leaders, senior management, and commercial decision makers.
3. Ensure customers are fully informed about new product updates, new releases, and value-added services to maximise expansion and ROI.
4. Work cross-functionally with internal teams to anticipate and meet customer needs, ensuring smooth service delivery and a consistent customer experience.

Sales & Revenue Growth

5. Achieve or exceed annual revenue targets through proactive management of your commercial account base.
6. Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities within existing accounts, with a focus on cross-sell, up-sell growth and Key Partners.
7. Manage customers commercial and revenue activities to maximise value across all customer tiers.
8. Develop structured outreach strategies, supported by CRM cadences, to ensure consistent engagement and pipeline development.
9. Prepare quotations, follow up on proposals, and manage the end-to-end sales process for assigned opportunities.

Account Planning & Reporting

10. Maintain accurate and timely CRM records, including pipeline updates, forecasting, and regular reporting.
11. Build detailed account plans outlining relationship structures, growth opportunities, competitive risks, and strategic priorities.
12. Map customer organisations to identify additional stakeholders, sister companies, or partner businesses that could unlock broader commercial opportunities.

Customer Experience & Issue Resolution

13. Act as the customer advocate internally by triaging issues and ensuring they are routed to the correct teams for resolution.
14. Where necessary, working closely with the Customer Success Team to maintain and enhance customer sentiment.
15. Support customers through challenges, escalating where necessary to ensure rapid and effective outcomes.
16. Collaborate with internal teams (Support, Product, Finance, Operations) to help drive continuous improvements in customer satisfaction and retention.

Cross-Functional Support

17. Work closely with wider Sales and Account Management teams to align strategies and deliver a unified customer experience.
18. Respond to inbound sales enquiries and qualify leads against agreed KPIs.
19. Assist with escalations, renewal processes, and strategic initiatives to drive value across the entire customer journey.
20. Support broader commercial objectives by contributing to product feedback loops, market insights, and internal enablement activities.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Qualifications & Experience

21. Strong commercial awareness in all areas.
22. Experience of working in sales within a software solution sales environment
23. Technical understanding from an application and technology perspective
24. Demonstrate success in a similar role
25. Demonstratable Sales acumen in a commercial environment

Desirable Skills

26. Knowledge of KCS applications in the Distributor sector
27. Knowledge of the general ERP sector
28. Appreciation for all products and services within the Klipboard offering

Company Info

You may also have seen from our recent posts that we are excited to begin sharing our new company name – Klipboard. Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) is becoming Klipboard and our new brand is designed to bring together our expertise across distribution, automotive, retail, rental, transport management, manufacturing, and field service management. We have offices based across the world and we are looking for talented individuals to join our growing teams. Due to our growth over the last few years it is an exciting time to join us as we enter our next chapter! At Klipboard we've introduced a flexible hybrid work policy, where employees spend three days in the office and two days working from home. This approach promotes a balanced work environment that combines office collaboration with the comfort and convenience of remote work."

Equal Opportunities

As a global company, we value and respect the diversity of our workforce, aiming to empower everyone to embrace each other's differences. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our company and culture. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce, where creativity and valuing differences enable us all to thrive and sparks innovation.

If you require any help, adjustments and/or support during the interview and offer process then please advise our TA or HR team.

Research shows that women and other underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet every listed requirement. However, we recognise that skills and experience come in many forms, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every criterion. If you are passionate about this role and believe you have the right mindset and transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you!

To all recruitment agencies: Klipboard does not accept agency speculative resumes. At present we only accept CV’s from Agencies on our PSL who have been assigned specific position/s. Please do not forward resumes to our careers site or direct to Klipboard employee as this does not constitute an introduction and Klipboard retrospectively will not be liable for any candidate ownership or fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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