Account Manager UK Full Time

Working at LC Packaging means working for a fourth generation family owned company with talented, committed, reliable, loyal and passionate colleagues. Often you will find colleagues who have been working with us for many years because they appreciate our family culture and the colleagues they work with. We value our informal working environment with our no-nonsense mentality and approachable colleagues in every layer of the company. Will you be walking into CEO Lucas Lammers’ office soon?

Account Manager, FIBC Packaging

In the role of Account Manager you are responsible for relationship management, engaging new customers, recommending (new) products, and planning and developing opportunities in the market within the Business Unit, with a view to realising sales targets. You will support both a national and International strategy for growth managing existing customers as well as securing new business with target sectors.
As our Account Manager you will be:

Working closely with the Account Support to ensure excellent customer service;
Responsible for relationship management, from carrying out after-sales activities to monitoring the follow-up agreements made with the Sales Support staff;
Following developments in the designated area, competition activities and customer needs;
Advising the Sales Manager to ensure maximum advantage is taken of the developments;
Making proposals regarding potential accounts, arrangements, prices, etc.;
Take responsibility for the customer portfolio; actively searching for- and approaching new prospective customers;
Writing visit reports; registering the particulars regarding developments in the market and specific customers and utilizing our CRM tool MS Dynamics;
Establish an excellent client satisfaction.

We offer

As our Account Manager we offer you a challenging and varied role within a rapidly expanding family business. In return for your expertise and commitment, we provide you with a fast-paced, stimulating, international environment in which you will stretch and grow your abilities and channel your talents. Combined with a competitive salary, benefits and career development opportunities, you will be working with enthusiastic colleagues and trusted production partners. Our core values ‘Committed, Reliable and Loyal’ do not only apply to our customers and production partners, but certainly to our colleagues: we go for a long-term relationship!

Required skills
Passion for customer service
Large account management – managing and developing complex, multi-site, cross border, multi-cultural relationships and sales projects.
Deal with corporate politics
Enthusiastic about sustainability
Dedicated, decisive and result-driven
Excellent organisational skills and an eye for detail
The ability to negotiate and build an extensive relationship with production partners and customers
You are a team player but you can also work independently

Knowledge & experience
Intermediate or Higher Vocational Education in related field
Two to five years of experience in a similar (commercial) position, preferably in a trade organization
Strategic and consultative value selling
Good Microsoft Office skills and experience with CRM software
Excellent knowledge of English language in both word and writing

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply now

If you are interested in this vacancy please send your CV including a motivation letter to the attention of Mervyn Silk, UK Sales Manager and use the application link