Key Account Manager
Home/Field-Based (Ideally located Midlands/South England)
Salary – Up to £38k (DOE) + commission, company car, laptop, mobile phone
Hours of Work – Monday to Friday
We have an opportunity available to join our Corporate Commercial division as a new business Key Account Manager. As a Key Account Manager, you will identify, qualify, and win corporate level business within a specified geographical area. This is an opportunity for someone to join a team excelling in what they do and to take the next step within your career.
At Lyreco we find it important to develop our staff and would be looking for you to grow within this post and progress on to a National Account Manager, Strategic Account Manager, or a sales management role in the future.
As a Key Account Manager your responsibilities are:
- To drive new business sales through achievement of monthly sales activity
- Prospect for new business using a range of methods, including telephone and social media
- To visit customers at their sites, across your geographical area in line with demand
- Negotiating fixed term contracts
- Responsible for all stages of contract negotiations, including tender processes and e-auctions
- Building pricing and technical strategy
The ideal Key Account Manager will:
- Have previous business to business sales experience
- Be experienced in FMCG sales environment
- Be able to use social media to sell
- Be happy to produce video content to engage with customers
- Have previous bid/tender experience
We will consider applicants from varied industry backgrounds.
Lyreco Benefits:
Lyreco is a great place to work. We believe in fostering a culture that values our people and inspires each of us to be the best we can be. If you want to join a company that is packed with great energy, fun, and a place where you can accelerate your career, then Lyreco is the right place for you!
- Enjoy 31 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
- Company Car
- Ability to work from home.
- Pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
- Private medical insurance, including 24 online GP and Wellbeing app (after one year of service)
- Opportunity to participate in the Cycle to Work Scheme, access retail vouchers and eye care vouchers.
- 2 fully paid community volunteering days each year.
- Grow Our Own Talent Programme – promoting internal career development.
- Referral Scheme.
- Long Service Awards – to celebrate your career milestones.
- Opportunity for career break – after 3 yrs of service
- Sports & Social Club – access to discounted trips and excursions.
- All Work to Company Values: Passion, Respect, Agility, Excellence.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers, and our local community.
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.
Agency CV’s will not be accepted.
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What We Do
The Lyreco Group is the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world. A privately-owned company since 1926, Lyreco is now present in 25 countries with 13 partners in 15 additional countries, operating in 40 different countries across the globe.
A global workplace solutions company with 12,000 employees, Lyreco’s mission is to delivery sustainably, what any workplace needs, so its people can focus on what matters most. We are pioneers, today and tomorrow, in delivering what any workplace needs, from workplace products, to services, anywhere you work. We are active in the areas of office supplies, print services and consumables, PPE and safety solutions, coffee and catering, hygiene and cleaning, furniture and ergonomics solutions, and wellbeing services.
With our core values of excellence, passion respect, and agility driving every decision, and a perfect blend of people, technology, and our corporate social responsibility strategy, we aim to deliver a great working day for our people and our customers. We strive for perfection in everything we do, and we really care for our customers. We believe in trust, respect and ethical behaviour, and we remain agile with our ability to anticipate, innovate and adapt to change.
To learn more about Lyreco – check out our website
