Key Account Manager

We have an exciting position available for an experienced Key Account Manager to join our vibrant, passionate, fast-paced team in our Hygiene division in Adelaide. If you have outstanding people and communication skills and an extreme level of drive & motivation, then we'd love to hear from you.

This role is a combination of managing an assigned customer base while delivering new business. Responsible for achieving and exceeding sales quotas, retention, and revenue targets whilst building and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders. Conducting regular client business reviews and working closely with the operations team to ensure the services are carried out to the customers satisfaction.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Manage our existing client base and analysing their needs to increase sales
• Grow the current portfolio with New Accounts
• Conducting site audits to ensure everything is operating as expected on-site
• Develop and maintain strategic business relationships with customer base within major accounts
• Develop proposals appropriate to customers' needs, including product, service and cost options
• Facilitate the resolution of any operational and accounts issues by actively resolving all first-line queries and escalating where required
• Document all customer contact information into company systems and applications
• Monitor competitor and market activity, reporting significant developments to management and monitor market trends through personal contact with customers

The ideal candidate must possess:

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to balance required field activity whilst managing speedy client response timelines
• Strong selling and negotiating skills
• Versatility to build rapport with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Good attention to detail

The successful candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment medical, drug and alcohol screen as well as background checks.

You will be welcomed into a friendly and competitive team that are highly motivated and focused on achieving goals and results.

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At Rentokil Initial, we are proud to be the global expert in pest, hygiene and indoor plant care. What sets us apart is our people. We are a friendly and supportive team driven by a passion to help protect people, enhance lives and preserve our planet, every day.