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Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland

Strategic Account Manager

Leicester
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Strategic Account Manager

Our Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland Commercial Sector are looking for a Strategic Account Manager, to manage the identification, activity and engagement with national and regional main contractors to create new business demand for our Saint-Gobain brands.

A major part of the role will be gaining maximum value from our Main Contractor Framework Partners through our value and product leadership proposition, whilst creating demand for new products and services.

You will be a practiced salesperson who is highly customer focused, able to build and maintain relationships at all levels with external and internal stakeholders.

This role is covering the Midlands, East Anglia and Home Counties; extensive travel will be required with some overnight stays.

What we’re looking for:

  • Experienced sales professional – with experience in National and Regional account management within construction & building
  • Technical and practical knowledge of construction products and understanding of RIBA project stages
  • An understanding of customer key strategic drivers, to create, develop and deliver joint business account plans for the specified Framework Partner in line with the overall sector plan.
  • Self-motivated and able to use own initiative to deliver exceptional results
  • Influencing & negotiation skills and great communicator.

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  • Developing and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with main contractor partners
  • Developing and implementing account plans with short-term objectives and long-term goals, outlining steps for achievements
  • Supporting our growth strategy by securing specifications during early-stage engagement working with pre-construction and design teams
  • Working in partnership with Area Sales Managers, and Project Specification Managers within the region to secure projects
  • Successful account management of tier-1 main contractors

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The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We’ll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting. But we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!

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Skills

Account Management
Sales
Construction Product Knowledge
RIBA Project Stages
Relationship Building
Negotiation
Influencing
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Stakeholder Management

Location

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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