Job Description
Technical Key Account Manager – UK & Ireland – Woodworking Machinery Manufacturer
Living location – M62 corridor – commutable from Nottingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Sheffield
£45,000 - £50,000 p.a. plus Commission on sales plus Year End performance Bonus (up to 10%) company car, health care cash scheme, pension. OTE once established circa £110,000-£120,000 p.a.
“Most people think ‘selling' is the same as ‘talking'. But the most effective salespeople know that listening is the most important part of their job”.
Ever worked with salespeople that promise the earth and then it's down to you implement it? Whilst they're spending their incoming commission, you're busting a gut to turn the dream into a reality. Admittedly not to the level of those poor people in charge of delivering the infamous ‘Willy Wonka experience' up in Glasgow (cue that depressed looking lady with green hair) but, you get the gist.
We're not looking for just ANOTHER salesperson or Key Account Manager that can swing in, take a simple order and fly into the commission sunset. We need more that. A deeper understanding of the woodworking sector that you've invested countless hours in and know how to avoid the pitfalls that generic salespeople can fall foul of.
You've worked on the other side, maybe as a Production Manager, Process Engineer, Proj...