Partnership Account Manager

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Partnership Account Manager managing public-sector contracts across Yorkshire for JPS, which supplies social-housing and public-sector organisations. Driving retention, growth, compliance, and customer solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a portfolio of Public Sector contracts across Yorkshire
  • Ensure excellent customer service, contract compliance, and long-term retention
  • Build trusted relationships with customers from operatives through Directors
  • Identify opportunities within existing accounts to deliver profitable growth
  • Collaborate with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, IT, and other business functions
  • Build supplier relationships to maximise contract support, improve product knowledge, and identify innovative solutions
  • Ensure contracts are delivered in line with agreed terms, conditions, KPIs, and SLAs
  • Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement to deliver value for money throughout customer contracts
  • Support the development and delivery of customer social value plans and wider JPS social value initiatives
  • Assist with contract mobilisations and demobilisations alongside the JPS Implementation Manager
  • Maintain product catalogues, pricing, contract support, and commercial agreements with the Commercial Team
  • Support tender and re-tender activities through customer insight and competitive submissions
  • Engage customers ahead of contract renewals to understand changing requirements and develop solutions
  • Build relationships across the wider STARK business to ensure outstanding service and uncover growth opportunities
  • Support creation and maintenance of new business pipelines within the designated region
  • Maintain accurate customer information and activity in the CRM system
  • Act as an ambassador for the Jewson Purpose and Values
  • Travel regularly across Yorkshire to support customers and business requirements

Requirements:

  • Proven experience managing customer accounts within a customer-facing commercial environment
  • Experience within the Public Sector market is preferred, with a strong understanding of its influencing factors
  • Proven track record of customer retention, sales growth, and margin improvement
  • Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at every level
  • Strong commercial and financial awareness with the ability to turn analysis into profitable outcomes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills
  • Experience working collaboratively across multiple business functions
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
  • Customer-first approach with excellent problem-solving skills
  • Good commercial acumen and attention to detail
  • Experience using Microsoft Excel and CRM systems
  • A degree or business-related qualification is desirable

Benefits:

  • Competitive Basic Salary
  • Performance Related Bonus
  • 34 days holiday per year
  • Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
  • Life Assurance – automatic lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x basic salary, increasing to 4 x Pensionable Earnings when contributing a minimum of 4% to the pension plan
  • Work Perks platform with high street and online discounts via Reward Gateway
  • Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App, including digital GP, second medical opinions, mental health consultation, bereavement service, and nutritional consultation
  • Voluntary company benefits including Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, and Critical Illness Cover
  • Refer a Friend scheme
  • Wellbeing Centre via Work Perks
  • Apprenticeships, training, and mentoring programs
  • Reasonable adjustments throughout the application and interview process