Account Manager

Peterborough Source: WhatJobs
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Overview

As Account Manager in Caterpillar’s IPSD OEM Direct Sales team, you will grow and nurture strategic OEM relationships to deliver profitable revenue and long-term value. You will steer cross-functional collaboration to align customer needs with our growth plan through 2030 and beyond. This role puts you at the commercial heart of key accounts, driving negotiations, market insights, and customer satisfaction. You’ll work in a mission-driven environment focused on sustainable, high-impact solutions.

Pay / Benefits

  • salary dependent on experience
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • 625pcm cash car allowance
  • up to 18% bonus
  • contributory pension up to 10%
  • contributory share scheme with 50% match on employee contributions

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop strategic relationships with key OEM accounts as the primary commercial contact
  • Create and execute account growth plans to raise revenue, market share, and long-term value
  • Lead commercial negotiations including pricing, business cases, and contracts for profitable growth
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, product, operations, procurement, finance, leadership) to meet customer requirements
  • Manage executive-level engagements with senior customer stakeholders
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities including product expansion and share gain
  • Represent the voice of the customer internally to ensure requirements are acted upon
  • Lead issue resolution and escalation for commercial, technical, and operational challenges
  • Provide market, competitor, and customer insights to inform strategic decisions
  • Drive customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty through proactive account management and delivery of commitments

Key requirements

  • customer focus and ability to translate customer needs into customized solutions
  • extensive experience in the role and industry knowledge
  • strong negotiation and relationship management capabilities
  • experience in account management and managing day-to-day client services
  • value selling expertise to differentiate offerings around customer needs
  • ability to lead strategic discussions and executive engagements
  • strong cross-functional coordination and collaboration skills
  • ability to analyze situations, make informed decisions, and apply critical thinking
  • experience with long-term growth initiatives and business case development
  • intellectually curious
  • action-driven
  • strong commercial acumen
  • value selling
  • negotiation techniques
  • executive engagement

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