Job Description
Based in Verwood, we are looking for a Sales Account Manager to join the busy friendly team.
The role is offered on a hybrid basis working Monday and Friday at home and Tuesday to Thursday in the office.
You will manage a portfolio of accounts with your main responsibility being to manage both potential and existing customers to secure them as a preferred supplier. You will do this through regularly calling your customers, responding to emails, speaking with other departments and ensuring their requirements are met. There will be a mixture of both maintaining good relationships with key accounts and also looking for potential new business.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver the sales target for your portfolio of accounts
- To outbound call all of your customers with a clear goal to secure incremental sales for the company
- To identify new sites and users within the account base and to convert these into sales revenue
- To understand the needs of your customers and secure the company as their Preferred Supplier
- To network at all levels within the Company to ensure that the necessary support is provided to your accounts
- To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date account records for your customers
- To work as a team to achieve targets
Competencies required for the role
- The ability to persuade, influence and sell
- Strong self-motivation and the desire to outperform targets
- Strong customer relationship building skills
- Ability to gain credibility and trust from your customers
- Outstanding communication skills
- PC and system literate
- Strong telephone manner
- Ability to work at a fast pace while maintaining a high standard of work
Ideal Experience
- Successful telephone sales experience
- Experience of working in a fast paced and target orientated sales environment
- Experience of exceeding targets in a sales environment / other accomplishments such as gaining new agreements or leads (desirable but not essential)
- Experience of managing and growing a customer base
Benefits of the company
- Hybrid working available (Monday & Friday work from home)
- Opportunity to progress within the job role
- Free will writing service
- Be part of a happy and dynamic team
- 26 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
- Salary Sacrifice cycle to work scheme
- Salary Sacrifice EV scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Mid-month pick you up
- Health shield Healthcare cash plan upon joining
Salary: £25,000 – £30,000 per annum plus bonus
Hours: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Location: Verwood