Key Account Manager

The Focus of the Role:

This vital role will be working with customers within the UK motorcycling market; including manufacturers/product wholesalers/distributors/along with event organisers.The role will involve identifying customers’ marketing/ advertising needs and goals using a consultative approach to provide the right commercial solutions (across digital/ print/ and events) to match their marketing and business objectives, in line with market/title strategy.

In essence particular attention should be given within these main areas:

• Customer Focus – consultative approach
• Title, Market and Financial Management
• Utilising brand assets

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieving revenue and yield targets - supports other team members at every opportunity with this process
• Accurate personal forecasting  - supports other team members at every opportunity with this process
• Growing customer spend by managing existing customers and creating new opportunities
• Drives own activity levels,  arranging and setting a key number of face-to-face client meetings based on customer numbers
• Ownership of a set number of ‘Key’ accounts within your market - determined by spend and brand authority
• Understanding market conditions and competitive forces
• Understanding and delivering additional advertising solutions based on trends within the industry
• Keeping accurate customer records using internal CRM system
• Leading and contributing to sales/brand/market/editorial meetings
• Is the face of the market being represented – is the key link between our key accounts and our editorial/marketing teams
• Supporting brand specific Key Account  staff and telesales managers within Bauer Direct by sharing knowledge and key  insights into set market
• Compliance with relevant data protection guidelines 

What You'll Bring:

• Experience in selling across print/digital/events
• Commercial understanding
• Able to identify new revenue opportunities
• Proactively builds customer loyalty
• Stays on trend to deliver up to date customer solutions
• Creative thinking
• Excellent communication skills
• Best in class presentation skills
• Open minded and positive
• Able to manage time effectively 

Closing Date: Sunday 14th December

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, however, the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.