Outbound Account Manager

Do you have experience in customer relationship management? Owning a portfolio of customers? Working in sales and gaining new business? We'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic Account Manager to join a busy outbound sales team.

The Company specialises in the distribution of equipment and supplies for companies and local authorities.

Salary:£28,875 + bonus scheme which is based on invoiced turnover and product margin and is paid both quarterly and annually.

Hours:Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5pm, Friday 8.30am - 4pm

The Role

You will manage a portfolio of accounts with your main responsibility being to manage both potential and existing users to secure the business as one of their preferred suppliers.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 salestarget foryourportfolio of accounts
• To outbound call all of yourcustomers with a clear goal to secure incremental sales
• To identify new sites and users within the account base and to convert these into sales revenue
• To understand the needs of yourcustomers and secure the company as theirPreferred Supplier
• To network at all levels within the Company to ensure that the necessary support is provided to youraccounts
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date account records for yourcustomers
• To work as a teamto 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