Partnership Account Manager

Our Partnership Account Manager will be responsible and accountable for the delivery and implementation of the JPS growth plan, ensuring customer solutions and support are aligned and complement both our existing and target customer’s visions, strategies, and objectives.

• Ensuring the development and delivery of customer’s social value plans, as per individual contracts
• Identifying and approaching decision makers, seeking to understand target organisations including their structure, objectives, different trades, number of operatives, processes, IT systems and problems that need solving
• Working with the bid and estimating team during the tender process, either leading on the bid or supporting the process from a solution perspective
• Leverage the full spectrum of the Stark brands to ensure we process an un-paralleled solution based on the customer needs
• Building strong relationships at all levels within the client’s organisation
• Analysing public sector organisations in the designated area with an aim of understanding the existing contract structures, and uncovering potential opportunities for new business
• Assisting the JPS Implementation Manager in the delivery of relevant work packages during new contract mobilisations, re-mobilisations, and de-mobilisations

Do you previous Public Sector Client Account Management experience?

Do you have a driving licence?

Or do you have a strong Builder’s Merchant background?

• Ability to work across functions, with a proven track record of delivery through a collaborative approach
• A Driving Licence is required for this role
• Experience gained in the Public Sector market preferred, and a clear understanding of its influencing factors
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills – ‘ability to make things happen’
• A flexible approach, with the ability to accommodate business needs
• Problem solving ability with a ‘Customer First’ ethos
• IT literate, with experience using CRMs and MS Office Suite, specifically MS Excel
• Proven experience of working in large customer facing roles, with an ability to build strong relationships – from operative through to Director levels
• Results orientated, with highly developed financial and commercial acumen

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm – 3 days a week on road, 2 days office based

• Performance Related Bonus
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Company Car
• Employee Discount
• 34 days holiday per year
• WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General
• Competitive Basic Salary
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• New Reward and Recognition programme – launching soon!
• Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks