Account/Project Manager

TSP Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Account/Project Manager in Northampton. The ideal candidate will have a background in project or account management within the POS/POP and shopfitting sector. Responsibilities include managing retail display projects, attending client meetings, and negotiating with suppliers. Applicants must be currently living in the UK and have the right to work without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Prior Account Management experience gained from within the POS/POP and Shopfitting sector.
• Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Attend client meetings to understand requirements.
• Manage retail display projects from design to installation.
• Produce cost estimates and manage budgets.

Skills

Account Management experience

Microsoft Office

Excellent spoken and written English

Technical plan reading

Project management

Attention to detail

Tools

AutoCad

Job description

Overview

Account/Project Manager, Northampton, to £36k

The ideal person will be a confident communicator with the ability to build good relationships with the client and will have a project Account or Project Management background from within the Point of Sale/Point of Purchase, Retail Design or Shopfit Sector.

Responsibilities

• Attending client meetings.
• Take detailed client briefs and brief Designers and internal teams as required to ensure everyone is fully aware of the client’s needs and expectations.
• Agree/Maintain Service Levels.
• Produce cost estimates.
• Budget management.
• Supplier negotiations
• Manage retail display projects from design to installation, ensuring runs smoothly and is completed on time and within budget.
• Attend site installations to oversee each project completion.
• Maintain accurate records of projects.
• Liaise with stakeholders of all levels and meet client’s requirements.
• Raise sales and purchase orders in accordance with procedures.

Requirements

• Must have prior Account Management experience gained from within the POS/POP and Shopfitting sector.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills.
• Experience of AutoCad (would be an advantage).
• Ability to read technical plans (essential).
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify and address problems, meet deadlines and stay within budget.
• Attention to detail.
• Driving licence (ideally clean).

We are unable to accept or process applications from candidates based outside of the United Kingdom and VISA Sponsorship is not available now or in the future therefore you will need to be presently living in the United Kingdom and have full leave to remain.

We are happy to receive speculative applications from commercially experienced individuals, who have full leave to remain and work in the UK and do not require sponsorship now or in the future.

Our Creative Division: recruits on a national basis with clients ranging from SMEs to Global Groups and includes Creative/Marketing Agencies, Design Studios, Print Solutions, Signage, Packaging, POS, Events/Exhibitions, Conferencing and AV. We also recruit for organisations in other Clientside market sectors who have their own In-House/Internal Teams/Departments.

Positions we have recruited include, but is not limited to: Account/Project Handlers/Managers, Event Managers, Estimators and Sales/New Business, Marketing (On/Offline), Social Media, SEO, PPC, Website/Content Managers, Public Relations, Copywriters, Web Designers/Developers, Artworkers, Mac Operators, Graphic/3D Designers, Print Finishers, Printers and Production personnel etc.