Key Account Manager, Motorcycling

The Difference You’ll Make:

As our Key Account Manager, you’ll be working with customers within the UK motorcycling market, including manufacturers, product wholesalers, distributors, and event organisers.

The role will involve identifying customers’ marketing/advertising needs and goals using a consultative approach to provide the right commercial solutions across digital, print, and events to match their marketing and business objectives, in line with market and title strategy.

This role comes with a hybrid working model, requiring two days in our Peterborough office, some days on the road, and others working from home.

• Achieving revenue and yield targets – supports other team members at every opportunity with this process
• Accurate personal forecasting – supports other team members at every opportunity with this process
• Growing customers’ spend by managing existing customers and creating new opportunities
• Driving own activity levels, arranging and setting a key number of face‑to‑face client meetings based on customer numbers
• Ownership of a set number of ‘Key’ accounts within your market – determined by spend and brand authority
• Understanding market conditions and competitive forces
• Understanding and delivering additional advertising solutions based on trends within the industry
• Keeping accurate customer records using the internal CRM system
• Leading and contributing to sales, brand, market, and editorial meetings
• Being the face of the market represented – the key link between our key accounts and our editorial/marketing teams
• Supporting brand‑specific Key Account staff and telesales managers within Bauer Direct by sharing knowledge and key insights into set market
• Compliance with relevant data protection guidelines

• Experience in selling across print, digital, and events
• Interest and understanding of the motorcycling market
• Able to identify new revenue opportunities
• Staying on trend to deliver up‑to‑date customer solutions
• Proficiency in technology such as a CRM system
• Open‑minded and positive
• Able to manage time effectively

Closing Date:
Sunday 8th March

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print.

But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family‑owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long‑term, with a consumer‑first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

• 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy.
• Enhanced maternity/adoption, paternity and shared parental leave pay.
• Opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here.

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin colour, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long‑term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

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Date Job Posting Last Updated: 18 Feb 2026