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Field Account Manager - Automotive Specialty Consumables. Part Time

Sunderland
3 weeks ago
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Join our winning team.
Ready to advance your career with a global leader that understands that success results from the incredible hardworking, dedicated, and diverse people like you we are proud to call our colleagues?
If you’re ready for a new opportunity with a $9 billion leader that can provide you with stability and exciting challenges, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role at a Glance:
Field Account Manager – Automotive and Transportation
Sunderland (1 day on site/1 day WFH)
Competitive Market Salary
Plus Excellent Company Benefits Including Pension Scheme, Annual Bonus Scheme, Discounted Private Health and More…
Permanent - Part Time - 2 days per week
Company: Global Distributor of chemicals, ingredients & speciality consumables used by global manufacturers in everyday products
Culture: Work with real purpose. Grow how you want to. Be who you are
Your skills / background: Automotive Experience. Commercial Expertise. Sales Mindset. Stakeholder Management.
In this dynamic role, you’ll take the lead in managing a key automotive manufacturing customer relationship while driving growth by building new partnerships and expanding our market presence. If you’re ready to make an impact in a fast-moving industry, we want to hear from you!
What your day might look like:
• Build and nurture a strategic customer relationship that’s critical to our success
• Achieve - and exceed - sales and margin targets, backed by insightful business reporting
• Drive growth by increasing customer numbers and deepening product adoption
• Consistently deliver experiences that surpass customer expectations
• Ensure full compliance with company policies and all relevant regulations
• Champion and communicate our unique value proposition to unlock new growth opportunities
• Develop, manage, and convert a robust and credible sales pipeline
• Expand and strengthen connections with key customer stakeholders across purchasing, technical, and quality team.
About you:
• Location: Based in the North East of England, with a requirement to visit the customer site in Sunderland one day per week
• Experience: Previous experience in the supply of automotive industry parts & products (ideally Nissan) would be highly beneficial for the success in this role
• Sales-Driven Mindset: A genuine passion for sales and customer growth, with the ambition to make a measurable impact
• Proactive & Organised: Naturally industrious, highly organised, and skilled at prioritising tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ownership & Action: Willing to take full ownership of challenges and drive meaningful results through decisive action
• Professional Approach: A positive, curious, and solutions-focused mindset with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commercial Expertise: Strong business acumen paired with a proven track record in sales or commercial roles
• Technical Growth: Eagerness and ability to develop technical and application knowledge to better support customer needs
Who we are:
With revenues in excess of $9 billion, Univar Solutions is one of the largest chemical & specialty product distribution businesses in the world. Our portfolio spans almost every industry, ranging from food ingredients and automotive to pharmaceutical, cosmetic and manufacturing industries. We deliver industry-leading products, services and technical support to help our customers find the right solution to their problems.
We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
We are committed to fair employment practices for all our employees, regardless of race, nationality, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, maternity status or any other status protected by law.
Our Values:

  • Serious about safety
  • We do what we say
  • Where people matter
  • Valuable to others
  • Together we win
    Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Team who will review your application within 1-2 business days.
    Your Background / Previous Roles May Include: Sales Representative / Sales Executive, Business Development Manager, Key Account Executive / Key Account Manager, Customer Relationship Manager, Technical Sales Specialist, Commercial Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Project Manager, Product Manager.
    Application notice... We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.
    If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR

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