Regional & Key Account Manager; North

Are you a commercially sharp sales professional ready to step up into national accounts — but want the mentoring, and credibility to do it properly?

Our client is a premium German manufacturer of home accessories, trusted for their craftsmanship, bespoke ability, and long‑standing partnerships across retail and specialist channels. As part of their next phase of growth, they are creating an exciting new role that blends regional account management with high‑impact new business development — and offers a clear path into a National Account Manager position within 18–24 months.

This is a newly created opportunity, born from both growth and succession planning. Reporting into the Sales & Marketing Manager, you’ll split your time between:

• Managing and growing a portfolio of established independent & regional customers across the North
• Total account value of just over £1m, with strong existing relationships in place
• Identifying opportunities to increase range, margin, and long‑term partnerships

• Targeted new business development with major retail and national accounts
• Focus on household names such as Next, Argos, Boots, Robert Dyas and similar
• Working closely with the Sales & Marketing Manager on strategy, pitches, and negotiations
• Building the foundations for long‑term, scalable national partnerships

This role is designed to evolve.

Over the next 18–24 months, you’ll:

• Transition away from smaller regional accounts
• Take ownership of larger, more complex national customers
• Develop into a fully fledged National Account Manager, with the title, responsibility, and influence to match

If you’re ambitious, commercially curious, and ready for the next step — this role is built for you.

• Proven experience in B2B sales or account management (ideally within consumer goods or interiors)
• Strong relationship‑building skills with both independents and larger customers
• Confidence in new business development and opening doors
• Commercial acumen and a strategic mindset — you think beyond just the next order
• Based in the North of England, with flexibility to travel as required

• Join a respected, premium brand with German engineering and design heritage
• A rare chance to shape a role — and your own career path
• Hands‑on support and mentoring from an experienced Sales & Marketing leader
• Clear progression into national accounts
• A business genuinely investing in its future

If you’re ready to move beyond pure regional sales and start building your national account career, we’d love to hear from you.

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If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

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