Key Account Manager
Role: Key Account Manager
Ref: J5863
Job Type: Permanent
Industry: Automotive Engineering, Sales & Marketing
Area: UK - All, UK - South East
Location: Middlesex
Salary: £31K - 40K pa, £41K - 50K pa
Job Description
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As a Key Account Manager with a global automotive consultancy, your focus will be increasing retention and value of current business and increasing new business sales in the automotive sector – i.e. vehicle manufacturers and leasing companies. The role requires a sales professional with demonstrable experience of managing major accounts and developing business with the vehicle manufacturers and/or vehicle leasing companies. Candidates must have sold solutions or services (NOT components, machinery etc) – This is a consultative, business to business solutions, sales role.
The Company: Leading supplier of automotive market intelligence delivering the world’s most comprehensive, accurate and current databases of vehicle specifications, sales, registrations, forecast, incentives and pricing available.
Key Account Manager Responsibilities include:
“ Structured planning of all sales activities ensuring that, at all times, the company’s approved data, products and services are being actively marketed and sold to as wide an audience as possible. This includes a rolling forecast of sales & activities in the local market, identifying performance shortfalls and recommending/implementing corrective actions.
“ Manage the sales pipeline within CRM in order to deliver annual plan, concentrating on key account management, renewals and new business development, including lead generation and prospecting to develop business with car manufacturers/importers, vehicle finance/leasing companies, web portals and other automotive related companies.
“ Obtain and effectively communicate information on the company and competitor performance to aid development of future policies and business plans.
Package:
“ Attractive salary
“ 30% commission
“ 10% bonus
“ Car/car allowance
“ Pension
“ Healthcare
“ Life assurance
“ 25 days holiday (+ 8 stat days)
Location: South UK – Home & field Based
n.b. To apply for this role you must be able to live and work unrestricted in the UK. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

