Account Manager

LGBT Jobs; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Close Brothers is seeking a Sales professional to join the Sales Team in a hybrid role. The position focuses on growing a dealer network and maximising existing relationships across a defined territory.

You will drive business development, manage key accounts, and deliver against ambitious targets while maintaining high ethical and regulatory standards. The role requires proven success in managing and growing accounts, strong IT skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook), and a UK driving

Qualifications

• Evidence of managing and growing accounts across a defined territory.
• Strong business development and key account management experience.
• Experience delivering results through a structured sales process.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a territory sales strategy to drive growth and targets.
• Build and grow dealer relationships, focusing on profitability and efficiency.
• Lead business development for key accounts and cross-sell products/services.
• Identify opportunities to expand penetration across product range.
• Analyse market trends to inform pricing, promotions and competitive positioning.
• Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.

Skills

Account management

Business development

Territory sales

Relationship building

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Sales professional role in Close Brothers' Sales Team

Responsibility to grow dealer network and maximise existing relationships

Requires proven success in managing and growing accounts across a territory

Strong business development and key account management experience required

Hybrid working opportunities available

OVERALL SUMMARY

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join the Close Brothers Sales Team and play a key role in growing our dealer network by identifying and securing new motor dealer partnerships, while strengthening and maximising existing relationships. We're looking for a sales professional with experience of developing and executing territory sales strategies, delivering against targets, and building strong, long-term customer relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and deliver a territory sales strategy that drives sustainable growth and achieves agreed sales targets.
• Build, manage and grow dealer relationships, ensuring strong performance across profitability, quality and operational efficiency measures.
• Lead business development activity for key accounts, identifying opportunities to increase penetration across the full range of products and services.
• Act as a market expert, identifying emerging opportunities and trends to strengthen and evolve our lending proposition.
• Gather and utilise market intelligence to inform decisions on products, pricing, promotions and competitor positioning.
• Identify, assess and mitigate risks, ensuring full compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements and industry standards.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF HAVE/ARE:

• Proven success managing and growing accounts across a geographically defined territory.
• Strong business development and key account management experience, with the ability to influence and build relationships at management level.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering results through a structured and effective sales process.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• A full UK driving licence; ideally with no more than six penalty points.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at [e-mail] or request a call back.

ABOUT US

For roles offering hybrid working: At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/s/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers: https://www.closebrothers.com/s/careers/life-at-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits: https://www.closebrothers.com/s/careers/life-at-close-brothers/benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment: https://www.closebrothers.com/s/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

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