Account Manager

Sammons Recruitment Ltd; Robertsbridge; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sammons Recruitment Ltd in Robertsbridge is seeking an Account Manager to build strong relationships with a base of warm leads and opportunities from day one. This role emphasizes nurturing existing accounts rather than cold outreach, focusing on understanding client needs, growing spend, and driving conversion within a close-knit team.

Located in Robertsbridge, the role offers a full-time permanent position with a salary of £45,000 per year and a supportive environment to develop commercial

Qualifications

• Experience in Account Management, Sales or Business Development.
• Proven ability to grow accounts and identify opportunities.
• Experience hitting sales targets or KPIs.
• Strong communication and organisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture long-term client relationships.
• Manage warm leads and opportunities through to conversion.
• Ask the right questions to understand customer needs.
• Grow existing accounts and increase client spend.
• Identify additional opportunities and explore them.
• Convert warm opportunities into new business.
• Work closely with a supportive team.
• Own your results and develop commercial skills.

Skills

Account management

Sales

Business development

Client relationships

Communication

Organisational skills

KPIs / targets

Commercial awareness

Multi-lead management

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Are you great at building relationships and spotting opportunities? Do you enjoy speaking to people, asking the right questions and turning a warm conversation into a great commercial opportunity? If so, this could be the perfect next step for you.

We are looking for an Account Manager to join a fantastic, close-knit team where you will have access to a strong base of warm leads and genuine opportunities from day one.

This isn't a cold-calling role where you'll be expected to start from scratch. Instead, you'll be building on existing relationships, understanding customer needs and identifying opportunities to grow both the accounts and the wider business.

What's on Offer

Job type: Full-time, permanent

Location: Robertsbridge

Salary: £45,000 p/a

Key Responsibilities

• Building and nurturing strong, long-term client relationships
• Managing warm leads and existing opportunities through to conversion
• Asking the right questions to understand customer needs and uncover new opportunities
• Growing existing accounts and increasing client spend
• Identifying additional opportunities and exploring
• Converting warm opportunities into new business
• Working closely with an experienced and supportive team
• Taking ownership of your results and developing your commercial skills

Skills, Experience and Other Requirements:

• Previous experience in Account Management, Sales, Business Development or a similar commercial role
• Experience building and maintaining strong customer relationships
• Ability to identify and convert sales opportunities
• Experience working towards sales targets or KPIs
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Confidence managing multiple leads or accounts at the same time
• Experience using CRM systems to manage customer activity and opportunities
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities for account growth
• Own transport due to the location preferable

Recruiting on the basis of Talent, we are committed to supporting and promoting diversity in the workplace and consider all applications.

Any salary advertised is for search purposes only.