Partnership Account Manager - #1758243

Are you based in the Leeds area?

Do you previous Public Sector Client Account Management experience?

Or do you have a strong Builder’s Merchant background?

Do you have a driving licence?

Jewson Partnership Solutions are growing! We are currently recruiting for a Partnership Account Manager to join our team to account manage 3 Public Sector clients covering Leeds and surrounding areas.

Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) is part of STARK Building Materials UK. We are a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe. We connect suppliers of heavy building materials with the professional craftsmen who build, renovate, and maintain the cities of tomorrow.

Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm – 3 days a week on road, 2 days office based

About The Role

Our Partnership Account Manager will be responsible and accountable for the delivery and implementation of the JPS growth plan, ensuring customer solutions and support are aligned and complement both our existing and target customer’s visions, strategies, and objectives.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Analysing public sector organisations in the designated area with an aim of understanding the existing contract structures, and uncovering potential opportunities for new business
• Identifying and approaching decision makers, seeking to understand target organisations including their structure, objectives, different trades, number of operatives, processes, IT systems and problems that need solving
• Building strong relationships at all levels within the client’s organisation
• Working with the bid and estimating team during the tender process, either leading on the bid or supporting the process from a solution perspective
• Leverage the full spectrum of the Stark brands to ensure we process an un-paralleled solution based on the customer needs
• Ensuring the development and delivery of customer’s social value plans, as per individual contracts
• Assisting the JPS Implementation Manager in the delivery of relevant work packages during new contract mobilisations, re-mobilisations, and de-mobilisations
• Always strive to be an authentic representation of the Jewson Purpose and Values
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Company Car
• Performance Related Bonus
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
• New Reward and Recognition programme – launching soon!
• 34 days holiday per year
  
  

We are keen to discuss the role in more detail with candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Experience gained in the Public Sector market preferred, and a clear understanding of its influencing factors
• Proven experience of working in large customer facing roles, with an ability to build strong relationships – from operative through to Director levels
• Results orientated, with highly developed financial and commercial acumen
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills – ‘ability to make things happen’
• Ability to work across functions, with a proven track record of delivery through a collaborative approach
• Problem solving ability with a ‘Customer First’ ethos
• A flexible approach, with the ability to accommodate business needs
• IT literate, with experience using CRMs and MS Office Suite, specifically MS Excel
• A Driving Licence is required for this role
  
  

Why STARK?

At JPS, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well. 

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's Next…

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We’d love to hear from you, hit apply! And a member of our Internal Recruitment team will be in contact with you.