Commercial Account Manager

Aspire; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire is seeking a Commercial Account Manager in Newbury to grow existing client relationships and win new business for a leading market research agency. The role offers up to £50k base salary plus a 20% bonus and two days of home working.

You will generate new business through outbound prospecting, manage client satisfaction, and own opportunities from qualification through proposal, negotiation, and handover, collaborating with researchers, analysts and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in market research services and client-focused solutions.
• Proven ability to generate opportunities, write proposals, negotiate and hit targets.
• Strong client-facing, collaborative and growth-minded mindset.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, and account-based engagement.
• Manage client relationships, identify retention and upsell opportunities while ensuring satisfaction.
• Own sales opportunities from qualification through proposal, negotiation, close and handover.

Skills

Market research

Sales experience

Proposal writing

Negotiation

Account growth

Client relationships

Job description

Do you get excited about growing existing and bringing on new clients? Then you could be the perfect fit for this agency in this Commercial Account Manager role!

JOB TITLE: Commercial Account Manager
SALARY Up to £50k + 20% bonus
LOCATION: Newbury (2 days WFH)

THE COMPANY

A leading independent market research agency, they work with top industry names to deliver high-quality insights that drive key business decisions. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy managing multiple projects, and love collaborating with researchers, analysts, and clients, this is a great opportunity to engage with cutting-edge brands and make a real impact.

They are now looking for a Commercial Account Manager to join their team!

KEY DUTIES

• Generate new business through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, account-based activity, and targeted decision-maker engagement.
• Manage client relationships, identifying retention, upselling, cross-selling, and account growth opportunities while ensuring satisfaction.
• Own sales opportunities from qualification through proposal, negotiation, close, forecasting, and successful project handover.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Market research agency experience with strong methodological understanding and client-focused research solution development.
• Proven sales experience managing relationships, generating opportunities, writing proposals, negotiating, and achieving commercial targets.
• Commercially minded, proactive, resilient, organised, collaborative, and motivated to build lasting client relationships and business growth.

We Are Aspire Ltd are a Disability Confident Committed employer