Are you a passionate and dynamic External Account Manager looking for your next permanent role?
We are currently looking for an experienced External Account Manager to join our amazing Aggregates team, covering areas within the South East to include East Anglia, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & the surrounding areas.
You will be dynamic in establishing dedicated relationships with our external customers to maintain price, volume and profit for the business's key accounts; whilst possessing the ability to enhance product volumes and profitability through increasing the infiltration of VAPs across the customer portfolio. Knowledge of Aggregate would prove highly beneficial in your application.
Main Responsibilities
In the role of External Account Manager, you will be the first and main link between Tarmac and our pivotal customer accounts, providing clear and principled direction which will enhance the customer experience and strengthen relationships.
Responsibilities of theExternal Account Managerrole (not exhaustive):
Strategically managing a portfolio of external accounts to deliver against targeted sales volumes, price and profitability targets
Identifying opportunities to maximise our cash position through efficient and effective trading
Providing the business and the associated departments with external market intel around product demand and mix interest to support the continual evolution of our strategy approach
Being at the forefront of any significant Aggregate projects on the horizon and devising an advance plan of action to maximise Tarmac potential at securing a programme of works
Working closely and actively with the Customer Service and Shipping teams, understanding and appreciating the value each role contributes to the success of the business
Forward prepare your colleagues and teams of the requirements and expectations of key accounts implementing specific and achievable service level agreements
Regularly reviewing each account; looking for ways to improve and adapt our offering to benefit both Tarmac and our customers
Providing the Area Commercial Manager with monthly key metrics and performance rating reports, identifying underperformance or issues with solutions to drive business improvement
In the role you will be in liaison with stakeholders across the business, ranging from the Commercial Director, Commercial Managers, Site Teams, CustomerServices, Accounts, Technical and HR.
A car is available with this role, therefore you must hold a FULL UK manual car driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points and has the flexibility of Hybrid working
The Ideal Candidate
The Ideal Candidate for our role of External Account Manager will ideally have the following:
Experience:
Demonstration of managing and developing customer accounts
Commercial understanding of our business within sector
Working cross-functionally to deliver customer requirements
Be able to utilise commercial tools and forecasts in your normal working day
Skills / Knowledge:
Influencing skills, negotiation skills, change management skills
An excellent understanding of regional market
Understanding of the competitive landscape
High level of drive & determination to succeed
Ability to identify customer needs and build solutions, along with comprehensive product knowledge
There is flexibility for base office location due to the nature of the role, however due to the travel requirements you will need to be in commutable distance of East Anglia, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & the surrounding areas.
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Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and its important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Why Us
In addition to the role of External Account Manager we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:
Bonus scheme
Enhanced holiday entitlement
Contributory pension scheme
Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free andconfidential advice
Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
Training and development opportunities
Interested? Why not click here to find out more? Go on... are you ready to build your future?
Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer.We arecommittedto creating aninclusivework environment for all employees andactivelyencourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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