Account Executive

Arrow Electronics; Newmarket; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Account Executive, where your role will be pivotal in building strong relationships with customers and partners. This office-based position emphasizes the importance of customer service and effective communication, allowing you to thrive in a dynamic environment. You'll work closely with Business Development Managers and Product Specialists, managing opportunities and supporting your accounts. If you're a self-motivated individual with a proactive approach and a passion for sales, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career and make a significant impact in the technology sector.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated individual with a strong desire to provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with partners and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the pipeline for opportunities within defined criteria.
• Support accounts on queries and meet margin/revenue targets.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales Skills

Relationship Building

Business Acumen

Self-Motivation

Proactive Approach

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position:
Account Executive

Job Description:

ABOUT THE ROLE

The aim of the role is to provide your allocated customers a great customer experience by building strong trusting relationships with them. Understanding the market and being able to position products from Arrow's line card within their business to help develop and grow the account.

The successful candidate will be a professional, self-motivated, focused individual who can build and maintain strong relationships with Partners and Vendors.

This is an office-based role but there will be an opportunity to go out and meet partners where required.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

1. Working closely with the Business Development Managers, Product Specialists and the aligned vendor and partner contacts.
2. Managing and maintaining the pipeline for opportunities within defined criteria and accounts base.
3. Assist and support your accounts on queries.
4. Develop and maintain working relationships with vendor personnel.
5. To meet margin/revenue targets.
6. To take responsibility for self-development in both product knowledge and job competencies, achieving all objectives set.

WHO YOU ARE:

1. Self-motivated with a hardworking and proactive approach.
2. Structured sales approach i.e. building rapport with key people for partner and vendor, building confidence and trust within the customer base.
3. Strong desire to give excellent customer service i.e. resolving enquiries efficiently and professionally.
4. Capable of having a high-level understanding of the Arrow product portfolio (training will be given).
5. A confident self-starter and strong team player.
6. Ability to cope under pressure and prioritise work accordingly.
7. Ability to demonstrate that the individual can work effectively under their own initiative and as a responsible, conscientious and reliable team member.
8. Sound business acumen and ability to understand and interact with the customer.
9. Competent in standard Microsoft Office applications.

Competencies

1. Accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
2. Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others.
3. Drives Results - Consistently achieves results, takes on new opportunities and tough challenges.
4. Customer Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer solutions.
5. Innovation - Creates new and better ways for the organisation to be more successful.

Hours of Work

The company's standard hours of work are 9.00am - 5.30 pm with one hour for lunch; however, due to the nature of this role, flexibility will be required in order to meet the needs of the role.

WHO WE ARE:

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS), a part of Arrow Electronics, brings innovative IT solutions to market to solve complex business challenges. We deliver value-added distribution, business consulting and channel enablement services to leading technology manufacturers and their channel partners. We help businesses grow faster, operate efficiently and transform in a dynamic market.

Arrow is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse working environment by providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons.

Location:
UK-Newmarket, United Kingdom (Fordham Rd)

Time Type:
Full time

Job Category:
Sales