Area Account Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Account Management role at Wolseleyuk. Eastleigh · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £42,944–£87,075 across the United Kingdom.
Wolseleyuk has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Grow sales and margin in your territory through a mix of account care and proactive prospecting
- Bring in new customers and find ways to increase purchases from accounts you already manage
- Meet customer decision-makers face to face to build and maintain working relationships
- Coordinate with branch teams to uncover sales opportunities and provide strong customer service
- Show customers digital trading options and use market insights to deepen engagement and expand share
What you bring
- You have worked in account management, business development, field sales or a comparable customer-facing sales role
- You can point to wins bringing on new customers and growing existing accounts
- You bring communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills, plus the commercial judgment to spot opportunities
Who this fits
This suits a self-directed, resilient, target-focused sales professional with experience managing customers and developing business. You'll cover Surrey, Hampshire and the Channel Islands in a field-based, full-time role, working forty hours a week from Monday to Friday. Merchanting, distribution, wholesale or construction-sector experience is an advantage.
From the employer
Salary:
Competitive Salary + Company Car/Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Area Account Manager - Field Based - Wolseley Local Division - Surrey, Hampshire and Channel Islands
So, who are we?
We are the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do and, best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.
We have an Area Account Manager role available covering Surrey, Hampshire and Channel Islands
This is a fantastic new opportunity for a driven sales professional to join a market-leading business, take ownership of a territory and make a real impact through customer growth, new business development and relationship management, while building a long-term career with Wolseley.
You'll be responsible for:
- Driving sales and margin growth across your designated territory through proactive business development and account management.
- Winning new customers while identifying opportunities to grow spend within existing accounts.
- Building strong relationships with customer decision-makers through regular face-to-face engagement.
- Working closely with branch teams to maximise sales opportunities and deliver outstanding customer service.
- Promoting digital trading solutions and using market insights to increase customer engagement and grow market share.
This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
And here's what we'd like you to have:
- Proven experience in account management, business development, field sales or a similar customer-facing sales role.
- A strong track record of winning new business and growing customer accounts.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver results.
- A self-motivated, resilient and target-driven approach, with experience in merchanting, distribution, wholesale or construction-related sectors being advantageous
Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...
Annual leave (increasing with length of service), company car or car allowance, a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.
We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!
We look forward to receiving your application!
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