BelkavitzSloan are proud recruitment partners to a national stockholder and distributor of strip mill and reversing mill flat carbon products with full in house processing facilities including; flame cutting, laser processing, press bending, shearing, blanking and decoiling.

Position summary

Due to continued expansion our client requires an Account Manager to join the team in Birmingham. In this role, you will be responsible for strip and flat steel sales in construction, engineering, manufacturing, offshore and the automotive industries to name a few.

Your strategical focus will be on developing and executing the sales strategy across the UK market; with an emphasis on acquiring new customers and identifying growth areas. Also, retaining and growing our clients valuable corporate relationships.

– Develop new business in multiple industry sectors and meet sales goals

– Identify networking opportunities to acquire new customers

– Participate in trade fairs and congresses in order to maintain / improve our level of market competitiveness through constant industry contact

– Implement product/customer/market strategies for flat carbon steel products and ability to produce offers, pricing and contracts

– Customer Relationship Management: cultivate, optimize and extend relationships with customers including the identification of cross-selling opportunities

The Essentials

– Experience in the steel industry is vital; with a clear understanding about steel products and market knowledge

– Experience in B2B (Sales, Purchasing, etc.) at least 4-5 year’s

– Enthusiasm for a demanding industrial product and technical understanding

– A strong team player who enjoys the art of sales coupled with a relentless hunter mentality

– An already established network within the industry is preferred

– Self-confident, positive, extrovert personality

– Outstanding communication skills – written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal

Sales Manager / UK Steel Industry / Account Manager / Sales Executive / Key Account Manager / Carbon Steel / Sales Engineer / Field Sales / External Sales