STARK Building Materials UK
STARK Building Materials UK
STARK Building Materials UK supplies building and construction materials to professional tradespeople through a network of more than 550 builders’ merchant branches and distribution centres. Its range of brands serves varied needs across the construction sector, pairing essential products with specialist expertise to support customers’ businesses.

Partnership Account Manager – Yorkshire

Manage public-sector contracts across Yorkshire for JPS, a supplier to social housing and public-sector organisations. Focus on customer retention, profitable growth, contract compliance and tailored solutions.

Apraksts

  • Oversee a portfolio of public-sector contracts across Yorkshire.
  • Deliver strong customer service, maintain contract compliance and build lasting customer relationships.
  • Develop trusted relationships with customer contacts at every level, from site operatives to directors.
  • Find opportunities within existing accounts to grow revenue profitably.
  • Work with Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, IT and other teams across the business.
  • Strengthen supplier relationships to improve contract support and product knowledge, and identify new solutions.
  • Keep contract delivery aligned with agreed terms, conditions, KPIs and SLAs.
  • Improve efficiency and processes to provide value for money across customer contracts.
  • Help develop and deliver customer social value plans and wider JPS initiatives.
  • Support contract start-ups and close-outs with the JPS Implementation Manager.
  • Work with the Commercial Team to maintain product catalogues, pricing, contract support and commercial agreements.
  • Contribute customer insight and competitive submissions to tender and re-tender processes.
  • Speak with customers before renewals to understand changing needs and shape suitable solutions.
  • Build connections across STARK to support excellent service and identify growth opportunities.
  • Help develop and maintain the regional new-business pipeline.
  • Keep customer records and activity up to date in the CRM system.
  • Represent the Jewson Purpose and Values.
  • Travel regularly across Yorkshire to meet customer and business needs.

Prasības

  • Demonstrated experience managing customer accounts in a commercial, customer-facing setting.
  • Public-sector market experience is preferred, along with an understanding of the factors that shape it.
  • A record of retaining customers, growing sales and improving margins.
  • Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Commercial and financial awareness, with the ability to translate analysis into profitable results.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Experience working across multiple business functions.
  • Strong organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Customer-focused approach and effective problem-solving skills.
  • Commercial judgement and close attention to detail.
  • Experience with Microsoft Excel and CRM systems.
  • A degree or business-related qualification is desirable.

Priekšrocības

  • Competitive base salary.
  • Performance-related bonus.
  • 34 days of annual leave.
  • Retirement savings plan with Legal & General.
  • Life assurance providing a lump-sum death-in-service benefit of twice basic salary, rising to four times pensionable earnings when contributing at least 4% to the pension plan.
  • Access to high-street and online discounts through the Work Perks platform by Reward Gateway.
  • Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App, with digital GP access, second medical opinions, mental health consultations, bereavement support and nutritional consultations.
  • Optional benefits include a VWFS Car Salary Sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and Critical Illness Cover.
  • Refer a Friend scheme.
  • Access to a Wellbeing Centre through Work Perks.
  • Apprenticeships, training and mentoring programmes.
  • Reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process.