Inside Sales Account Manager

Aspen Technology, Inc.; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an Inside Sales Account Manager to drive revenue in assigned territories. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and demonstrate a strong sales background, excellent communication skills, and a results-driven approach. Responsibilities include meeting sales quotas, maintaining client relationships, and negotiating contracts. This role offers the chance to join a high-performing sales team and develop valuable industry skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a lead development or sales role is essential.
• Strong organizational skills and a desire to win are required.
• Knowledge of the process industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed individual sales quota consistently.
• Build and manage a strong sales pipeline.
• Communicate the value proposition clearly.

Skills

Sales experience

Excellent communication skills

Results-driven

Team-oriented

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

AspenTech is a market leader, providing software that optimizes process manufacturing - including oil and gas, petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a chemical process. The Inside Sales Account Manager (ISAM) will develop an understanding of AspenTech's value to customers to overachieve sales targets in an assigned, quota-carrying territory. This person will work as a member of a sales team which includes business consulting, customer support and sales operations. The ISAM role is directly responsible for generating revenue by selling AspenTech's products using proven sales methodologies taught in an onboarding program. The ISAM role is an opportunity to join an industry-leading team while building a strong foundation of skills centered on our customer's business goals, needs and value.

Responsibilities

• Consistently meet or exceed individual quota.
• Be an energetic self-starter capable of quickly building a strong pipeline.
• Must be results‑driven and capable of delivering consistent new business and growing existing business.
• Communicate AspenTech's value proposition by understanding engineering and process manufacturing terminology and concepts, and the business problems that AspenTech's solutions solve.
• Demonstrate effective selling and presentation techniques to influence the customer.
• Successfully build and progress the pipeline through proactive outbound calling efforts to existing customers and prospects.
• Develop relationships with existing clients by engaging with existing contacts and increasing AspenTech footprint within the client's organisations.
• Renew and grow the AspenTech footprint within existing accounts.
• Engage in proactive calling to generate growth on existing accounts and follow up on outbound marketing campaigns.
• Displace competitors by calling out to customers that have competitive products currently installed.
• Have an understanding of the customer's buying process.
• Accurately forecast sales achievement.
• Negotiate contracts, business terms, and conditions.
• Develop and execute a territory plan to maximize revenue.
• Assist in the mentoring and support of junior teammates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in a lead development or sales role.
• A positive attitude, personal integrity, highly disciplined and organized, a desire to win, and results‑driven.
• Team‑oriented, self‑starter who can work alone and is willing to be coached in a collaborative manner to achieve team goals.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Familiarity with Aspen or similar products a plus in addition to process industry knowledge.
• Personal computer literacy including Excel, PowerPoint, and CRM tools (Salesforce).