Key Account Manager

Job description

As a Key Account Manager, you're not just managing client accounts - you're shaping partnerships that power progress. Integrity isn't a buzzword; it's the foundation of every decision we make. Based in and working across the North of England, you'll have a proven track record in polymers / plastics and thrive in a busy sales environment that encourages autonomy and ownership.

55,000 - £65,000

• Bonus scheme
• Private medical
• Death in service
• Company car
• Generous employer pension contributions

Working from home, you'll cover the North Midlands and the North of England, and must live within this region.

Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Derby, Stoke, Rotherham, Doncaster, Bradford, Huddersfield, M1, M62 corridors.

Key Account Manager, Technical Account Manager, Business Development Manager - Plastics / Polymers.

As our Key Account Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and maintaining long-term customer relationships, identifying new opportunities, and delivering tailored solutions to achieve volume (weight) and sales margin targets. By aligning commercial activities with customer needs, you'll contribute directly to business growth, customer satisfaction, and strategic positioning in the market.

• Develop and grow long‑term relationships with key customers, acting as a strategic advisor and trusted partner, using our CRM to track engagement and account activity.
• Manage a large portfolio of accounts (80‑100), balancing commercial objectives with service excellence.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with technical, logistics, and customer service teams to deliver seamless solutions.
• Identify opportunities for growth and innovation, ensuring we stay ahead in a competitive market.
• Report accurately on forecasts and performance, maintaining integrity in all commercial decisions.

To be successful in your application, you will have a proven track record in key account management, developing clients from transactional spenders to trusted partners. Critically, you will thrive with autonomy and revel in the freedom to use your commercial acumen, aligning customer needs with profitable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate proven experience with:

• Managing, growing and developing key accounts throughout the North of England.
• Knowledge of selling to a wide variety of markets including automotive, aerospace, medical device, pharmaceuticals, packaging, FMCG manufacturer, and/or components.
• Selling a technical product principally polymers, adhesives, elastomers, plastics, biopolymers etc.
• Selling with ethics and integrity.
• A can‑do attitude.

We are a global distributor operating at the heart of advanced materials and manufacturing. Known for technical expertise, reliability, and leading brands that deliver innovative solutions that shape everyday products and industrial applications. With a culture built on integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we combine international reach with local service, ensuring customers receive the right solutions, on time, every time.

Click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embraces diversity, champions equality, and fosters inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client. Any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded to us directly.

SM18346, Wallace Hind Selection