Posted 2 weeks ago

Account Manager

GB01 Essity UK Ltd United Kingdom, Dunstable
Remote Full Time

Job description

Do you thrive on implementing wins, and supporting your customers? Are you looking to become part of an innovative and market leading organisation that looks after some of the biggest brands globally. There are Plenty® of reasons to work at Essity: High reaching starting salary with annual reviews Pension 10% employer contribution Bonus earning potential Company Car Medical Scheme Holidays starting at 27 days plus bank holidays (with flexible bank holiday options) About the Role In your role as Account Manager with Essity, your focus will be working with the Tork® brand, you will maintain and develop our market leading position and customer relationships while actively prospecting for new profitable business, covering the East Anglia/East Midlands region. TORK is the leading global professional hygiene brand with sales in 110 countries. The TORK brand offers professional hygiene products and solutions to customers ranging from restaurants and healthcare facilities to offices, schools and industries. Products include dispensers, paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, napkins, and industrial and kitchen wipers, as well as intelligent washroom dispensing systems. Through expertise in hygiene, functional design and sustainability, TORK has become a global market leader. What You Will Do As an Account Manager you will be working directly with distributors within your territory across the East Midlands/East Anglia region. You will use value added selling models as well as being comfortable in using your own initiative to drive sales and create new business directly with end customers. You would be joining a dynamic team that embraces change, empowers its employees, and is committed to developing you and celebrating your success. This role is ideally suited to a career minded, ambitious individual who is looking for that unique opportunity to prove what they can do and then be rewarded for it. Even the most experienced people in this position will have the opportunity to expand and improve their skill sets in many areas. This role will require regular travel with overnight stays. Who You Are Proven experience in account management and new business development Strong planning and organisation skills that have delivered against targets Self-motivated, with the ability to seek out sales opportunities Determined, has patience as well as urgency to initiate and develop customer relationships Takes responsibility and is accountable in approach to work objectives and targets Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and CRM What We Can Offer You Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to an organization where you feel valued and supported to grow, and challenged to generate business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us #Remote #LI-TH1 #Essity-UK This role will cover the East Anglia/East Midlands and can be based from: Bedfordshire/Northampton/Ipswich/Newmarket/Cambridge/Suffolk/Norwich Application End Date: 19 Jul 2026 Job Requisition ID: Essity263364 Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. Our expertise began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day. Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. We innovate for good to break barriers and contribute to shaping a healthier future. At Essity, we have a people-first approach where every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential through a winning culture driven by a powerful purpose. Our performance-orientated environment motivates employees to think differently and embrace challenges so we can continue improving lives, every day through better hygiene and health. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, enables customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life. Our leading global brands include TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa are sold in 150 countries. I In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. We are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity!

Skills and functions

  • Sales