Graduate Account Manager

BMS Engineering Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm in Leeds is offering an entry-level field sales role focusing on account management and new business development. The successful candidate will manage existing accounts and sell service contracts across various industries including Distribution and Logistics. Full training is provided, and benefits include a competitive salary of £26,000-28,000 with a £35,000 OTE, a company car, and 25 days of holiday. This position is ideal for graduates seeking to start their sales career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Company car plus fuel card

25 days holidays + Bank Holidays

Childcare vouchers

Employee Assistance Program

Pension

Qualifications

• University degree required.
• Driving license is mandatory.
• Confidence in face-to-face communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing accounts and seek new business.
• Sell service and maintenance contracts.
• Conduct face-to-face meetings with clients.

Skills

Confidence in speaking to new people face-to-face

Target driven mindset

Education

Any type of university degree

Job description

Looking to get into a customer-facing, field sales career? This company are offering entry level opportunities to graduates seeking a sales account management career.

• £26,000-28,000 basic salary
• £35,000 OTE
• Company car plus fuel card
• Graduate opportunity, full training provided
• Market leading company, £75 million turnover

What do the company do?

Turning over in excess of £75 million, this company are market leaders in materials handling solutions. Working with huge names across the UK, they support critical business with Forklift Trucks, Hand Pallet Trucks and more.

Placing a huge amount of worth on the internal progression opportunities in the company, there is huge emphasis on finding the right graduates to help mould future managers of the business.

What would my role be?

This is a field sales role, split between 80% account management (dealing with companies you already work with!) and 20% new business (going and finding some more companies to work with!).

Your week will typically consist of 4 days of face-to-face meetings across your geographical ‘patch’, with 1 day working from home for admin purposes. In this role, you’re covering Yorkshire.

Your key responsibility is selling service and maintenance contracts, along with warehouse solution sales, within your area. The market sector you will be targeting include Distribution, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Logistics & Retail.

This is a fully graduate role, you will under-take lots of shadowing, product training & more over the first weeks and months of the role. There won’t be any targets you’re required to hit in the first few months, the company are simply seeking the right transferable skills.

What is required for the role?

• Any type of university degree
• Driving license
• Confidence in speaking to new people face-to-face
• Target driven mindset
• A fun name for your company car!

What is the package?

• £26,000-£28,000 salary
• £35,000 OTE
• Company car plus fuel card
• Pension
• 25 days holidays + Bank Holidays
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee Assistance Program