Customer Relations Manager

Maria Mallaband Care Group Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are excited to be recruiting for a Customer Relations Manager to join our Sales & Marketing team.
The Customer Relations Manager will carry out direct sales activities to maintain and develop sales of care home beds to service users and key purchasers, in accordance with agreed business development plans and targets.
This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded professional looking to represent one of our establishments with the local community.

Main responsibilities:

• Plan and manage sales activities and customer contact to achieve agreed sales targets and generate enquiries.
• Support home visits during the initial stages of the enquiry process.
• Effectively track enquiry/referrals from initial contact through to final decision.
• Encourage a permanent conversion of enquiries and liaise with the Finance team to ensure Income Processing is updated.
• Activity reporting to the Home Manager and Regional Director as agreed.
• Communicate, liaise and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the success of the care home business.
• Raising care home awareness through local community networking and marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales.
• Support the creation of marketing collateral.
• Attend and carry out presentations at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other company functions.

Knowledge and experience:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong commercial background with experience in lead generation
• Demonstrable successful sales record
• Ability to develop and nurture relationships with customers and key internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to work against targets and deadlines
• Previous experience in social care highly desirable but not essential

At MMCG we offer a variety of benefits, including:

• Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
• Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers (supermarkets, High Street etc), leisure providers, hospitality etc. Online and in-store discounts
• Vectis Card – instant discount card
• Pension Scheme with Nest
• Personal car leases via salary sacrifice*/**
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday Flex – purchase additional holiday**
• Enhanced Company Maternity, Paternity, Adoption pay, plus £200 new child payment
• Flexible working patterns
• Cycle to work scheme*/**
• Recommend a friend
• Service recognition
• Training support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing support
• Discounted gym membership
• Eligible for a Blue Light Card
• Subsidised BHSF Sick Pay Cover
• BHSF, Life Cover, Cancer Cover, Personal Accident Cover
• Free The Company Shop membership
• Free Will Service
• Concerts for Carers

*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.

**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage

If this sounds like the opportunity for you and you would like to work for a forward-thinking, empowering employer, apply now to send your details to our Talent team!