Internal Sales Account Manager

The People Pod; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The People Pod is seeking an experienced Internal Sales Account Manager to join a busy electrical trading environment in the Greater Manchester area. You will manage an established portfolio of electrical contractors, wholesalers and industrial customers, handling quotations, pricing and ongoing account management with a trusted, service-oriented approach.

You'll build long-term relationships, solve customer problems, and help contractors get what they need when they need it, in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical wholesale, cable distribution or technical trade sales.
• Ability to produce competitive quotations and pricing.
• Proven track record in growing and protecting margins.
• Strong relationship building with contractors, installers and industrial customers.
• Comfortable in a busy, fast-moving environment with great customer service.

Responsibilities

• Manage an established portfolio of electrical contractors, OEMs, wholesalers and industrial customers.
• Produce competitive quotations and convert enquiries into orders.
• Negotiate commercially while protecting margin.
• Build repeat business and identify new opportunities within existing accounts.
• Liaise with suppliers to source products and manage availability.
• Work closely with purchasing and logistics to deliver excellent customer service.
• Update CRM and support the wider sales team.

Skills

Account management

Quotation handling

Pricing & margin

Product knowledge

Customer relationship

CRM proficiency

Tools

CRM system

Job description

If you've built your career within electrical wholesale, cable distribution or general technical trade sales, you'll know that great customer relationships are built on product knowledge, responsiveness and trust.

Our client is a well-established and growing electrical cable distribution business looking to strengthen its Internal Sales team with an experienced account manager who understands the pace of the industry and enjoys supporting contractors, installers and industrial customers.

If you're currently working for an electrical wholesaler or cable distributor and feel ready for a fresh challenge with genuine progression opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

This isn't a role where you'll be cold calling all day.

Instead, you'll inherit an established portfolio of trade customers (usually electrical wholesales or electrical contractors), becoming their trusted point of contact for quotations, pricing, product advice and ongoing account management.

You'll enjoy building long-term relationships, solving customer problems and helping contractors get what they need when they need it.

Your day could include:

• Managing an established portfolio of electrical contractors, OEMs, wholesalers and industrial customers
• Producing competitive quotations and converting enquiries into orders
• Negotiating commercially whilst protecting margin
• Building repeat business and identifying new opportunities within existing accountsLiaising with suppliers to source products and manage availability
• Working closely with purchasing and logistics to deliver excellent customer service
• Updating CRM and supporting the wider sales team

No two days are the same, and you'll thrive if you enjoy a busy, fast-moving environment where customer service and commercial awareness go hand in hand.

We'd love to hear from you if you have experience within:

• Electrical Wholesale
• Electrical Cable Distribution
• Technical Trade Sales

Perhaps you've worked for or alongside businesses such as:

• CEF
• Rexel
• Edmundson Electrical
• Newey & Eyre
• Cableworld
• Cleveland Cables
• Eland
• Electric Center

or a similar electrical or technical distributor.