Key Account Manager

Drink Warehouse UK Ltd
South EastSales & MarketingPosted 19 days ago

Location

Kent, Surrey and Sussex, South East

Job Type

Full Time

Job Overview

Role Overview: 

DWUK are recruiting for Key Account Managers in to join our sales team in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.  This position involves identifying new business opportunities while managing and continuing to grow our existing portfolio.  Ideally, you will have previous industry knowledge of the drinks industry, products and on trade, although this is not essential.

This role is field-based with occasion visits to HQ and comes with a competitive salary, including car allowance and performance based bonuses.  The ideal candidate is a passionate, self-motivates individual who enjoys building relationships.  You will organise your day to maximise opportunities in your area.

This role will require you to have a Full UK driving Licence

Responsibilities 

  • Grow, develop and maintain strong relationships with existing customer portfolios through visits, calls, emails and networking
  • Be the primary point of contact for your accounts
  • Build relationships with our brand partners
  • Support the sales team in identifying new business opportunities
  • Maintain and update systems with customer and sales data
  • Learn and apply effective sales techniques and product knowledge
  • Assist in preparing sales proposals, presentations and reports
  • Achieve or exceed set sales targets and KPI’s
Person Specification
  • Previous field sales based experience in on trade 
  • Full clean UK driving licence
  • WSET L1 preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strategic thinker 
  • Fluency in Microsoft office suite (outlook, excel, word, power point etc)
Benefits
  • Car or travel Allowance
  • Life insurance 
  • Auto enrolment pension
  • Annual leave increase on length of service
  • Birthday voucher
  • Ability to purchase goods at a cost price
This job description is intended to reflect the major elements of the post and may be amended in line with organisational and service changes in conjunction with the scope of your skills, knowledge, experience and responsibility of the post holder.

How to Apply

Please apply with your CV and covering letter noting current salary.

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