Global leader in commercial and residential flooring
Key Account Manager - Industry
UK and Ireland remit- Open on location with UK
£60,000 +EV car + 15k bonus
· Ideal role for senior sales construction candidate who has sold via end users, specifiers and contractors.
· Sector specialist role targeting Datacentres within corporate head offices and Industry
· Excellent portfolio of products tailored for this sector and already gaining sales
· UK and Ireland remit with focus on national specifications
· A fantastic earning potential and career path for the right individual
· Well established top 4 flooring manufacturer in the UK
Key Account Manager
THE ROLE : As a senior sales person within this division of the business, you will manage a variety of customers and stakeholders across Corporate Head offices to gain specification opportunities within the datacentres space. Working with Architects, Specifiers, End Users and Main Contractors this is an exciting and all encompassing role for a commercially focused candidate. You will be selling a very strong European brand of flooring systems and one specific portfolio that offers a great solution into the datacentre environment. This role will require a senior sales candidate to map out the UK and Ireland landscape and create a sales strategy to maximise the offering and specification projects wining and managing specifications with architects and end users, long term project management, a juggling of many hats and working on tenders with main and sub contractor customers. Working as part of a small, close knit and highly successful sales team, you will represent a profitable and forward-thinking manufacturer with over 40 years of legacy in this market. The position will require you to demonstrate your understanding of specifiers and end users, from tender and brief through to managing contractors through the sales cycle. Key to success in this role is a proven track record of consultative sales and strong sales process with effective communication techniques. Candidates from a flooring or interiors based construction background with experience of delivering CPDs and seminars will be highly desirable.
THE COMPANY : Established in Switzerland with sites across Europe, the holding company is a global market leader in both luxury and affordable flooring solutions. This division of the company has excellent variety of product and is very well known within healthcare and education sector. The KAM role is brand new and has a focus on winning and managing specifications across the commercial head office and corporate end user sector. Great focus on sustainability and stability.
We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:
· 3 years or more working in field sales, with evidence of selling interior products to architects
· Has won commercial projects and driven national specifications ideally within blue-chip head office spaces.
· Ability to manage a pipeline of projects and long sales cycle with multiple satekholders
· A consultative, driven and professional salesperson with good attention to detail
· Understanding of CPD and architect selling ideally but this is not essential
Salary: £60,00 basic salary, plus £15k OTE, company car, mobile, laptop, 26 days holiday, pension scheme
Desired Skills and Experience
We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:
· 3 years or more working in field sales, with evidence of selling interior products to architects
· Has won commercial projects and driven national specifications ideally within blue-chip head office spaces.
· Ability to manage a pipeline of projects and long sales cycle with multiple satekholders
· A consultative, driven and professional salesperson with good attention to detail
· Understanding of CPD and architect selling ideally but this is not essential