Sales Manager – Strategic Accounts
£55,000 – £65,000 + Bonus
Maidenhead (Office Based)
Strategic Accounts | Leadership | Commercial Services
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Key Account Manager ready to step into a broader commercial leadership role.
Our client is a market-leading commercial service organisation with an outstanding reputation for delivering specialist maintenance and technical services to some of the UK’s largest organisations. Due to continued growth, they’re looking to appoint a Sales Manager who can lead from the front—continuing to manage key strategic accounts while mentoring a small, high-performing Account Management and Renewals team.
This role combines hands-on strategic account management with people leadership, making it ideal for someone who still enjoys managing major customers while helping others maximise their performance.
The Opportunity
You’ll continue to own several of the company’s largest national accounts whilst providing leadership and direction to a team responsible for customer retention and contract renewals.
Your focus will be to:
- Develop long-term strategic customer relationships.
- Maximise customer retention.
- Increase revenue within existing accounts.
- Support complex commercial negotiations.
- Coach and mentor three Account Managers and Renewals Specialists.
- Improve customer satisfaction and commercial performance.
- Work closely with senior leadership on future growth strategy.
From industries including:
- Commercial Catering Equipment
- Facilities Management
- Contract Catering
- Building Services
- Engineering Services
- Business Services
- Workplace Solutions
- Foodservice
- Technical Services
What You’ll Bring
- Experience managing complex, multi-site customer relationships.
- Commercial negotiation skills.
- Strong financial awareness.
- Team leadership or mentoring experience.
- Ability to build strategic account plans.
- Experience improving customer retention and reducing churn.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Passion for developing people.
What’s on Offer?
- £55,000-£65,000 basic salary.
- Excellent bonus scheme.
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension.
- Life Assurance.
- Healthcare benefits.
- Income Protection.
- Ongoing leadership development.
- Genuine opportunities to progress into senior commercial leadership.
- Join a financially secure, growing international organisation with ambitious expansion plans.
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