🚨 Key Account Manager –Tableware Brand 🚨
📍 Location: WFH- London based with travel to South London (Hybrid)
💰 Salary: Up to £38,000 + commission
We’re working with a quietly iconic tableware brand that’s built a reputation for timeless design and quality craftsmanship. Stocked in the likes of Selfridges, WatchHouse, and Margaret Howell, they’re bringing beauty to the everyday—and they’re just getting started.
They’re now looking for a Key Account Manager to join their close-knit team and help take their B2B function to the next level. You’ll be working directly with the founder to grow their presence across hospitality, retail, and interior design.
🔥 What you’ll be doing:
🧠 Strategy & Planning
🍵 Shape and execute a B2B sales strategy alongside the founder
🍵 Help guide account planning, pricing and wider commercial decision making
🚀 Business Development
🍵 Identify and win new partnerships across retail, hospitality, and the design trade
🍵 Proactively pitch to hotels, cafes, concept stores, interior designers and architects
🍵 Build and manage a strong pipeline via their CRM
🤝 Account Management
🍵 Own the full sales cycle across key B2B accounts
🍵 Build long-term relationships and increase order value and frequency
🍵 Make sure clients feel supported, seen and excited to keep working with the brand
📦 Sales Ops & Logistics
🍵 Process orders and keep the back end running smoothly
🍵 Liaise with warehouses, suppliers, and customers to ensure seamless delivery
🍵 Manage custom orders and flag stock issues in advance
📊 Reporting & Insight
🍵 Track performance and forecast sales with confidence
🍵 Report on key metrics and feed insights into future planning
🖤 Brand Champion
🍵 Share feedback with the wider team to shape product development
🍵 Represent the brand at trade shows, client meetings and industry events
🍵 Jump in on brand-building projects as needed
🎯 What we’re looking for:
🍵 Sales experience in the homeware, lifestyle or tabletop space
🍵 Commercially savvy with a head for data and an eye for design
🍵 Brilliant with people and confident managing a sales pipeline
🍵 Detail-oriented, organised and a natural multitasker
🍵 Comfortable presenting in client meetings and representing the brand
🍵 Proactive, independent, and happy rolling your sleeves up
Now: Apply today with your CV which will be reviewed by our MKJ Ignite team.
First Stage: Teams call with the hiring manager
Second Stage: Face to face interview in the office and meet the wider team
🤝 People are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that means people can be their best authentic self. ❤️
We would love to reply to all applications, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive, so if you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately on this role it won’t be progressing. It is possible that the position could be in the process of closing, so chalk it up to bad timing. But, have no fear! There will be more opportunities. Follow us so you don’t miss them. 👀