Key Account Manager - Rubbermaid Commercial Products
**Position title:** **Key Account Manager – Rubbermaid Commercial Products**
**Location: remote / home office / The Netherlands**
**Reports to: Sr. Manager, Sales**
**Contract type: Permanent, full-time, remote working**
**Your Role & Team in a Nutshell**
As the Key Account Manager, you will spearhead our sales initiatives, driving growth and hitting sales targets with our large distributors and end users in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (BeNeLux).
You’ll analyze the market, competition and customer needs to create sales plans. Your role will be pivotal in growing the **Rubbermaid Commercial Products** (RCP) business in the region. You will be the go-to person for our key partners, offering them technical support and product expertise.
You will be part of the RCP international sales team of seven people, working remotely. Your nearest Newell Brands office will be in Tilburg.
We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses.
**Your Key Responsibilities:**
+ Prepare and execute annual budgets for the area as well as Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for key distributors
+ Development of distributors’ online-platforms to maximise digital sales
+ Partnering with Trade Marketing Team, prepare and execute the new product launches for the customers, promotional sales activities and campaigns
+ Collaboration with distributors’ sales teams to create joint end user projects
+ Execute sales visits/calls to existing and potential customers in order to maximise sales growth
+ Ensure proper reporting of sales activity performed and use Salesforce to expand and keep the list of end users' opportunities updated
+ Participate in trade shows
+ Execute product training to distributors’ reps
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**What You’ll Need**
**Minimum:**
+ Proven track record of **sales experience** preferably in **B2B** , working with key accounts (experience in working with wholesalers and distributors preferred)
+ **Fluent French/Flemish and very good command of English language**
+ Demonstrated performance in sales and promotions
+ Understanding and implementation of key performance indicators is critical
+ Good command of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint,
+ Willing to travel on av. 30-40% of time
**Your advantage:**
+ Experience and knowledge in the **Waste, Cleaning & Hygiene market** would be a strong asset
+ Able to effectively forecast turnover and demand by product
+ Strong communication and collaboration skills, effective negotiator
+ Demonstrated relationship building and maintenance skills
+ Strong analytical skills and proactive customer approach (hunting mentality)
+ Bachelor’s Degree
**What You Gain**
Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle, to name a few.
Join us and benefit from:
+ **Fully remote working (home office-based), company car, laptop, and mobile phone**
+ **Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development**
+ **Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices**
+ **Discounts on some of our products from brands Parker, DYMO, Sharpie, Contigo, and others**
+ **Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus**
+ **Global Service Anniversary Program – recognition of milestone service anniversaries and birthdays**
+ **Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work**
+ **Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging**
+ **Core Values:** **Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership**
**Are you interested?**
If so, please click on “Apply Online” on this site and upload your CV in English.
**If your application is shortlisted, our recruiter will invite you for an initial phone interview.**
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