Account Manager

Stafforce Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Assistant Commercial Trader | Account Manager in Leicestershire. This full-time role involves driving sales campaigns, engaging with Farm customers, and providing accurate market information. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years experience in telesales, a degree or equivalent, and a strong understanding of the agricultural sector. The position offers a competitive salary with bonuses, a work-friendly environment, and opportunities for personal growth within the company.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company bonus scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced pension options

Cycle to work scheme

Discount trade card

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years work experience within telesales environment.
• Computer literate with CRM experience essential.
• Ability to motivate internal and external sales teams, suppliers, and logistic partners.

Responsibilities

• Achieve outbound sales targets.
• Drive sales campaigns.
• Provide volume availability and prices for enquiries.
• Input data to ensure CRM systems are up to date and accurate.
• Attend meetings and ensure communication is maintained with all key personnel.

Skills

Sales motivation

Customer focus

Commercial aptitude

CRM experience

Understanding the agricultural sector

Education

Higher Education level preferred (Degree, BTEC)

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Commercial Trader | Account Manager working on a full-time basis within Leicestershire.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions).
• Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online.
• Free on site parking

About the role

The Assistant Commercial Trader | Account Manager will have trading responsibilities for products on a national basis, monitoring agreed trading positions and volume levels. Providing accurate commercial information and market information to the Farm customers, Total Feed Specialists, Field Based Account Managers and merchants.

• Achieve outbound sales targets.
• Drive sales campaigns.
• Provide volume availability and prices for enquires.
• Support the sales co‑ordinators team in developing best practices.
• Follow up on leads from the Salesforce.
• Identify new business opportunities.
• Ensure clearance of products from points of supply to satisfaction of suppliers.
• Input data to ensure CRM systems up to date and accurate.
• Attend meetings.
• Ensure communication is maintained with all key personnel at supply sites.
• Requirement to provide on call cover evenings and weekends.

About you

• Higher Education level preferred (Degree, BTEC).
• Computer literate – CRM experience essential.
• Minimum 2 years work experience within telesales environment.
• Commercial aptitude.
• Motivation for sales and a commercial acumen.
• Customer focus, can close sales.
• Ability to motivate internal and external sales teams, suppliers and logistic partners.
• Understanding the agricultural sector.

If you are looking for a new career working with a well‑known agricultural company, then please apply.

For more information, please call Rebecca on (phone number removed).

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