Trainee Client Account Manager Graduate

Our clienthave an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Client Account Manager (Graduate) to join the Client Solutions Team, covering the Central and East England area. The role could also involve occasional overnight stays, and the ideal candidate must be located in the Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, North-Buckinghamshire or Bedfordshire areas. You will join them on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

As the UK market leading Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom fitted furniture manufacturer, they have had unsuppressed growth over the last 50 years, with an emphasis on providing a high standard of products and service. They are currently seeking the very best people, to further strengthen our position within the industry by appointing dedicated individuals to share in our success.

About the Trainee Client Account Manager (Graduate) role:

The successful candidate will be responsible for building new relationships and developing existing relationships with clients, producing specifications relating to mixed tenure new build developments, and planned refurbishments schemes, and managing social housing refurbishment programmes.

The key responsibilities of their Trainee Client Account Manager (Graduate) will include:

• Working closely with clients (such as housing associations, councils, BTR providers etc.) within the Social Housing market to create specifications for mixed tenure new build schemes to help meet clients’ budgets. Once approved the live Developments will be passed onto the Contractor or Skyline Teams to look after the running of the sites.
• Developing and growing relationships with key personnel within the Client Maintenance, and Development teams.
• Building a pipeline of New Build Developments and Specification for Clients within the Social Housing sector.
• Forecasting pipeline for secured new build work passed onto the Contractor or Special Projects teams, as well as the planned refurbishment works.
• Conducting Factory and Marketing Suite tours at Head Office to demonstrate the service and products that our client can provide.
• Producing monthly reports on all opportunities and sales.
• Maintain customer contact details to ensure customer records are kept up to date.
• Manage / control the quotation tender process through to the delivery of social housing refurbishment programmes.

To meet the requirements of their Trainee Client Account Manager (Graduate), you will have:

• Knowledge of the industry, company’s terms of trading, range of manufactured and bought out products and all major competitors.
• An understanding of the Social Housing Market.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• The ability to “think outside the box” to find solutions.
• A full UK driving licence as you will be required to travel within the region and to other parts of the UK as required.

As their Trainee Client Account Manager (Graduate), you will be:

• Able to manage your own diary and time efficiently and effectively.
• Able to communicate confidently with people at all levels from site operative to Director.
• Willing to work as part of a dynamic team.
• Able to work under pressure to maintain deadlines.
• Computer literate, with good PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Professionally presentable at all times.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become their Trainee Client Account Manager (Graduate), then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, they’d love to hear from you!