our client requires a key account manager to support the general manager and be handson with major aerospace and defence accounts key account manager based from the midlands focusing on aerospace and defence oem customers working closely with the internal sales and key accounts team you will be responsible for developing existing relationships and seeking new business opportunities extending service levels sales volume profit and growth ensuring the business continues to grow in a profitable controlled manner in line with strategic objectives identifying business opportunities within aerospace and defence oem customers in the uk and europe the key account manager will have worked hand in glove with the inside sales and supply chain and other key account managers a proven background and success in increasing service levels sales volume profitability and business growth with existing defence and aerospace programmes worked with management teams developed tactical and strategic business plans for key accounts knowledge of super alloys and other specialist metals particularly in the defence and aerospace sector experience in identifying and developing new customer accounts and new business with existing accounts the capability gravitas and skill set to step up into a man management role in the near future my client is one of the worlds largest producers of titanium through its various subsidiaries my client manufactures and distributes titanium and specialty metal mill products extruded shapes formed parts and engineered systems for aerospace industrial defence energy chemical and consumer applications for customers around the world the company has over employees across the titanium fabrication and distribution divisions and operates in locations throughout the united states canada europe and asia my client strives to be the supplier of choice throughout the world for highend and diversified valueadded titanium products and services while maintaining strong financial stringent safety quality and environmental standards they company has been a major global aerospace defence energy and medical industry supplier for over 50 years they are involved in the supply chain from melting ti through machining and fabrication to distribution multimetals where specific uk qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents all third party applications will be forwarded to michael page ref code mpjtz