National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Key Account Manager

Tewkesbury
3 weeks ago
Create job alert

GMP Recruitment are proud to be in partnership with a reputable engineering company based in the Tewkesbury area, specialising in aerospace and defence. We are currently recruiting on their behalf for a Key Account Manager – Business Development to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This position is working Monday – Thursday 07:30am – 16:00pm with a Friday finish of 13:00pm, offering a salary up to £65K, dependant on experience.

Our client is a leader in precision manufacturing, supplying to compliance-led industries. With ongoing growth across strategic markets, they are seeking a motivated and commercially driven individual to take ownership of developing long-term business streams and delivering exceptional customer satisfaction.

Key Account Manager Main Responsibilities:

  • Develop profitable business opportunities in line with long-term strategic goals.

  • Build strong customer relationships and act as the key contact for strategic accounts.

  • Work cross-functionally with internal departments to ensure world-class service delivery.

  • Review incoming opportunities and align quotations with business objectives.

  • Generate and report business KPI performance, including OTIF (On Time In Full).

  • Support the customer service team by monitoring and improving satisfaction levels.

  • Establish internal capacity fill opportunities and support bid/no-bid decisions.

  • Actively engage in customer visits and provide multi-level client liaison.

  • Ensure smooth handover of new contracts to operations, ensuring all technical and quality requirements are implemented.

  • Monitor pipeline, develop customer strategies, and drive account performance.

  • CRM management and senior reporting on activity, quotation, and conversion metrics.

  • Collaborate with internal teams (engineering, purchasing, quality) to meet customer needs.

    Quality Engineer required skills and experience:

  • Proven track record in a senior commercial role managing compliance-driven work packages.

  • Extensive experience in CNC machining, quoting, and contract negotiations.

  • Strong commercial acumen and integrity with the ability to lead by example.

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain customer relationships.

  • Demonstrable success in winning new business in regulated industries.

  • Deep knowledge of CNC manufacturing processes and precision component production (3mm to 3m).

  • Understanding of industry materials, treatments, and quality standards.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project.

  • HNC/HND or higher in Production Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Project Management or similar.

  • Apprentice-trained in a CNC manufacturing environment.

    AN IMMEDIATE START IS AVAILABLE FOR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.

    If the above role sounds perfect for you, or you require more information, please click apply.

    GMP Recruitment are recruiting for this role on behalf of their client and are acting as an Employment Agency

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager, Aerospace, Europe

Customer Account Manager

National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

Space Sector Jobs Skills Radar 2026: Emerging Tools, Technologies & Platforms to Learn Now

From launch vehicles and CubeSats to space-based communications, climate monitoring, and lunar exploration—UK space jobs are entering a bold new era. With government investment, private capital, and ESA partnerships driving growth, demand is surging for professionals with the right skills to build and sustain this expanding space economy. Welcome to the Space Sector Jobs Skills Radar 2026—your annual guide to the engineering tools, simulation platforms, programming languages and mission technologies that UK employers are prioritising. Whether you're an aerospace graduate, software engineer, or systems integrator, this radar helps you target the future of UK space careers.

How to Find Hidden Space Jobs in the UK Using Professional Bodies like the RAeS, UKSpace & More

The UK space sector is enjoying rapid growth—driven by satellite constellations, launch services, Earth observation, space science, and defence applications. But while demand for engineers, scientists, mission designers, and space analysts is high, many of the most compelling roles are never advertised publicly. Instead, these opportunities are often filled through professional networks, working groups, innovation clusters, and academic-industry partnerships. This guide will show you how to access hidden UK space jobs by engaging with bodies like the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), UKSpace, British Interplanetary Society (BIS), and regional space clusters. By leveraging membership directories, special-interest groups (SIGs), CPD events, and funded projects, you can position yourself to be first in line—even before roles are posted.

How to Get a Better Space Sector Job After a Lay-Off or Redundancy

Being made redundant from a role in the UK space sector can be disheartening. Whether your work was tied to satellite design, launch services, ground systems, mission operations, or Earth observation analytics, the experience and specialist knowledge you've gained is still highly valuable. The UK government’s Space Strategy, increased commercial investment, and new launch initiatives across Cornwall, Scotland, and Wales continue to drive opportunities in upstream and downstream space technologies. This guide will help you relaunch your career in the UK space sector after redundancy.