What we offer:

Welcome to Linde Material Handinling

As the UK’s largest and leading distributor of material handling equipment, we are a nationwide business that partners with the best brands by supporting customers with the products, services and expertise they need.

We are looking for an experienced Key Account Manager to manage the sales process for forklift trucks and other material handling equipment to our customers.

Salary: Competitive + Bonus + discounts and access to health and wellbeing advice and support.

The Role

We have a brilliant opportunity for a Key Account Manager to join an external team to be based near to our Castleford covering part of the North Region.  The majority of your appointments will be local to your area, however there may be a requirement to travel throughout the UK to cover site surveys.

This  is a field based position, where you will be working from home, managing your own diary, making sales calls and booking client and potential client visits. As with any sales role, it’s a busy and fast paced business with great benefits, and plenty of opportunities for career progression.
Are you looking for a change in career or maybe a new industry? If you're passionate about customer service, sales and teamwork, we want to hear from you. You don't need to know our products, we will teach you through a great on-boarding experience.

Working in this key customer facing role, everything you do is focused on delivering our strategy and nurturing our values.

• You'll drive sales and continually review our products and markets to target new business opportunities within your territory.
• You will build up a network of contacts and customers whilst maintaining excellent communications with key stakeholders in our business.
• You'll also manage an existing customer base whilst maintaining customer satisfaction through regular contact and developing business plans.
• You'll work with branches in your territory to execute action plans and increase sales.
   

What you’ll need:

• You'll be a confident and well organised individual with great communication skills to maximise our selling opportunities.
• Good time management skills will be essential to drive the business forward by improving performance and sales.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to interpret information will also be key.
• To have worked within a sales or field environment before.
• Skills and experience in creating proposals and sales presentations.
• Independent, self-motivated and flexible with a can-do attitude.
• Entrepreneurial and innovative business mind-set.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with a diplomatic and professional approach to people.
• A team player who uses initiative, is enthusiastic and engaging.

What we offer you:

Join an award winning business and you’ll find a strong team ethos, with a focus on constant learning and development. A truly diverse and inclusive business that welcomes different ideas, perspectives and experience. Somewhere you’ll be listened to and encouraged by people at all levels.

We are an organisation that cares about your physical and mental wellbeing, with support programmes that focus on your individual needs. Most of all, you’ll find a place where you can develop and grow your career and discover your true potential and have a genuine say in our future.

Finer details:

Our working hours also offer a great work life balance - you will work 40 hours per week Monday to Friday. Most of our customers choose to enjoy their weekends and bank holidays which means you can too!
 

• A competitive salary and annual bonus
• 40 hours per week Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Optional Private Health Insurance
• Company Car / Salary Sacrifice

We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident.

Tasks and Qualifications:

Key Account Manager