Account Manager - Food & Drink Packaging (Ref: PK8987)

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ACCOUNT MANAGER -FOOD & DRINK PACKAGING

NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Salary £55K + Dependent on Experience + Annual Bonus up to 20% + Company Car/ Allowance + Pension + Attractive Benefits Package

Our client is a market leading global packaging group, currently looking for an experienced Account Manager to join the team with the expectation of being in the office 2-3 days per week.

The Role:

• Manage a portfolio of around 5 large, multi-million-pound accounts within the food and drinks packaging sector.
• Take full ownership of account performance, driving achievement of sales volume and profitability targets.
• Provide outstanding customer service, maintaining long-term partnerships aligned with their values.
• Adopt a project management-focused approach, coordinating across legal, finance, operations, supply chain, and NPD teams to deliver complex projects dealing with multi-level customer stakeholders.
• Understand customer motives, priorities, and market challenges, ensuring commercial opportunities are maximised.
• Ensure contracts, compliance, and governance frameworks are followed to safeguard long-term account success.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience in Account Sales Management, with a strong record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• Direct experience managing multi-million-pound accounts in food or drinks packaging environments.
• Strong commercial acumen, planning ability, and time management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence across all levels.
• Highly motivated, driven, and collaborative, with a customer-centric focus.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
• Able to travel nationally with occasional international travel required.

This is an exciting time to join a forward-thinking global business undergoing a functional realignment. They are seeking candidates who are eager to grow, with access to professional development planning, dedicated HR support, and opportunities to build a career within a large international organisation.