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Key Account Manager

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Astute’s Power team is proud to be partnering with a leading power generation company to hire a Key Account Manager to join their central engineering team working across the UK.
The Key Account Manager role comes with a starting salary of up to £60,000 + benefits.
If you are degree qualified, have experience in Energy from Waste or Biomass plants and experience in account management then upload your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Key Account Manager role
Reporting To The Business Improvement Manager You Will
- Build, develop and manage long-term relationships with key customers across the UK.
- Act as the primary point of contact for strategic accounts, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts through service renewals, upselling and cross-selling.
- Develop and deliver strategic account plans to achieve sales and revenue targets.
- Identify and secure new customers within the Biomass-to-Energy and Waste-to-Energy sectors.
- Work closely with operational and technical teams to ensure the successful delivery of contracted services.
- Monitor account performance, analyse customer data and provide regular commercial reporting.
- Resolve customer issues quickly and effectively while maintaining strong client relationships.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align commercial activity with business objectives.
- Represent the business at customer meetings, industry events and networking opportunities.
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Professional Qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Proven experience in key account management, business development or service sales within an engineering or industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of the Biomass, Waste-to-Energy, Power Generation or wider Energy sectors.
- Demonstrable success in developing customer relationships and delivering commercial growth.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or a related discipline (Master’s degree desirable).
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally, with occasional international travel.
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- A commercially minded relationship builder who enjoys developing long-term partnerships.
- Confident, self-motivated and able to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- An organised and analytical professional with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Salary and benefits of the Key Account Manager role
- Salary of up to £60,000
- Benefits package including private medical insurance
- Opportunity to join a leading power company
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