Key Account Manager

Job Ref: AW/035320 Title: Key Account Manager -QSR Based: National Salary: basic up to c£55,000 plus bonus, OTE to £65k The Company A prominent market leading supplier of premium quality catering equipment products sold to the professional Foodservice and HoReCa sectors. They are recognised for the outstanding quality of their brands, innovation and excellent service support. The business has an inclusive culture with excellent staff retention and a strong team ethic. The Role This is a key role in the company’s significant QSR channel, the majority of clients will be key franchise operations with multiple sites:  Build strong professional relationships with your client base.  Play a key consultative role in new equipment purchases -ensuring that the site infrastructure is suitable for new or upgraded equipment, advising and specifying additional requirements where necessary.  Overseeing all purchases to ensure that the sale is delivered smoothly.  Closely track further openings and opportunities for new business development -both within existing accounts as well as new potential customers.  Maintain a regular national call cycle across your account portfolio. The person We are looking for a skilled Account Manager who can demonstrate the following:  Proven track record of delivering continued sales growth through a diverse portfolio of Key/National Accounts.  Experience of selling high value Foodservice Equipment solutions and a strong understanding of commercial kitchens.  QSR experience is not essential but would be beneficial, as would experience of dealing with major Franchise operators.  Excellent communication skills with the ability to alter your approach according to different stakeholders.  Ability to identify and secure new business opportunities with new clients.  Well organised with strong diary management skills.  Flexible to travel nationally and stay away from home as the business requires. The overwhelming number of applications we receive means that we aren’t always able to respond individually. If your application has been successful, we will contact you within 48 hours to discuss the vacancy in more detail. Your privacy is important to us, if you are unsuccessful for this role, we may still save your details so that we can keep in touch with details of any future roles which may be of interest. If you do not want us to do this, please contact us via the contact page of the Foxton Budd website.