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Corporate Subscriptions Sales Manager, Crawley
Client: William Reed
Location: Crawley / Hybrid
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 36b5cee71e4a
Job Views: 4
Posted: 02.06.2025
Expiry Date: 17.07.2025
Job Description:
Position: Full time (35hr per week), permanent
Are you a motivated sales professional who thrives on acquiring new business and nurturing existing client relationships? Do you excel in building strong, long-term partnerships and enjoy collaborating effectively across departments?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Subscriptions Sales Manager to join our team. The role involves driving corporate subscription sales and account management across William Reed’s paid content, including Retail Week, a leading information provider for the retail market.
Sales & Account Management
- Achieve/exceed sales targets and manage accounts through telesales and face-to-face activities.
- Actively seek out new customers and grow existing corporate deals.
- Be the first point of contact for all corporate accounts and develop good relationships with customers.
- Attend face-to-face events to develop sales.
- Visit potential and existing customers regularly.
- Develop and maintain an active trial and upgrade process.
- Work closely with other sales teams to foster cross-promotion and upsell.
- Maintain usage levels/engagement for corporate account customers and take appropriate action where necessary.
- Demonstrate online products to prospects.
Marketing & Campaign Management
- Work closely with the marketing team to develop lead generation techniques.
- Prepare relevant sales literature for use across the business.
- Contribute to development of corporate direct marketing campaigns in collaboration with the marketing team.
- Gather competitor information and use it to inform strategy.
- Produce sales presentations and demonstration strategies for customer meetings.
Strategy
- Produce a comprehensive corporate sales strategy.
- Identify target markets, corporations, and individuals.
- Closely monitor market conditions and changes, taking action to maximize opportunities.
- Participate actively in the development of the company’s data acquisition strategy.
Reporting
- Maintain regular reporting on sales activity against targets and KPIs.
- Use Salesforce for customer relationship management, maintaining accurate records and pipeline.
Order Processing
- Liaise with the fulfillment bureau to ensure timely and accurate invoicing and fulfillment.
- Use the bureau customer management system to maintain customer information.
- Work closely with the credit team to keep customer debt to a minimum.
Requirements
What you’ll need
- Results-oriented mindset with a drive to meet and exceed targets.
- Motivated, able to work independently, proactively driving sales and managing client relationships.
- Strong B2B sales experience, with a focus on seeking new business opportunities and nurturing existing clients. Experience in paid content is beneficial but not essential.
- Excellent communication skills for effective engagement with customers and colleagues.
- Experience in digital sales processes.
- Experience with Salesforce and Advance is an advantage.