Elevation Recruitment Group
Key Account Lead
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Key Account Lead
Doncaster / Field-based – National travel, typically 2–3 days per week to customer sites
£50,000–£70,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus
Ready to take ownership of a £multi-million customer relationship?
This is a role where your leadership, commercial thinking and approach to customer relationships will genuinely make a difference.
Elevation Recruitment Group are pleased to be representing an established manufacturing business with a strong reputation built over 30 years. They're now looking for a Key Account Lead to take ownership of their largest customer relationship, representing around a third of the business's total revenue.
This isn't just about managing an account. The business is looking for someone who can change the way the relationship works. You'll have the opportunity to build a more collaborative, commercially focused partnership based on trust, communication and finding solutions, rather than simply firefighting problems. You'll need to be commercially confident and comfortable challenging the customer when needed, while also being able to listen, understand their challenges and find the right solutions.
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What will you be doing?
You'll lead a small dedicated team of National Account Managers, all focused on this key customer, with a 50/50 split between hands-on account management and strategic sales leadership.
You'll be:
- Leading, coaching and developing a team of National Account Managers
- Building strong, long-term relationships with a major national customer
- Overseeing day-to-day account activity, including orders, customer queries and site-level issues
- Identifying opportunities to grow the account and introduce new products and services
- Working closely with customer sites across the UK
- Sharing knowledge and best practice across the team
- Balancing operational priorities with the bigger commercial picture
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What are we looking for?
- A strong sales background, ideally with formal sales training
- Experience within the pallets, packaging or recycling industry would be highly advantageous
- Experience managing or developing relationships with major key customers
- Strong people-management and coaching skills
- A commercial mindset with the ability to spot opportunities for growth
- The confidence to operate at both operational and strategic levels
- A collaborative, relationship-led approach to sales
If you're an experienced sales leader who enjoys building relationships, developing people and finding ways to grow existing business, this could be a brilliant next step.
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