Account Manager - North East England & Cumbria

Account Manager - North East England & CumbriaDivision: Siemens Electrium Sales Ltd (ESL)
Location: This territory covers North East England & Cumbria, including Newcastle, Carlisle, Darlington, Durham and surrounding areas.
Postcode Coverage: NE, CA, DL, TS, SR, DH
Siemens Smart Infrastructure is seeking an Account Manager to join our Electrical Products division.
Electrium is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of electrical installation products, proudly home to trusted brands including Wylex and Crabtree. As part of Siemens, a global technology leader driving innovation in electrification, automation and digitalisation, we combine the agility of a specialist electrical manufacturer with the strength, investment and vision of a world-renowned organisation.
This is a high-impact sales role where you will act as a key commercial partner to wholesale customers, driving demand, increasing market penetration, and delivering sales growth for Wylex and Crabtree products. Through strong customer relationships and effective opportunity conversion, you will help strengthen brand presence and maximise performance across your territory.
Key Responsibilities
As an Account Manager you will:

• Develop and maintain relationships with strategic wholesale customers, local contractors and key stakeholders across the territory
• Partner with branch teams and Business Development Managers to drive product advocacy, maximise opportunity conversion, and support sales growth.
• Manage local authority specification activity, maintaining existing business while identifying and securing new opportunities.
• Oversee territory forecasting, pipeline management, and performance reporting, ensuring accurate visibility of opportunities and growth.
• Collaborate with wholesale partners to increase product availability, expand range penetration, and strengthen market presence for Wylex and Crabtree.

What We're Looking For
Essential Requirements

• Strong relationship management and customer engagement skills
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong planning, organisational, and territory management skills.
• Ability to effectively manage and develop a broad customer base.
• Proven experience selling a comparable product portfolio within the electrical, construction, or wholesale sector.

Desirable Requirements

• Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams
• A results-driven and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Relevant market experience within a similar product portfolio.
• High adaptability in a fast-paced business environment

What can we offer?
Performance-Based Bonus
Pension Plan: Secure your future with our generous pension scheme, with employer contributions up to 10%.
Time Off: Recharge and rejuvenate with 26 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days!
We are fully committed to providing equal opportunities and building an inclusive workplace where a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives thrive. We embrace the many ways people think, learn, and experience the world-because we know that diverse minds drive innovation. So that we can support you to be your best during the application and interview process, please let us know if you have any specific requirements.