National Account Manager

Lyreco; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in workplace solutions seeks an experienced National Account Manager for the Public Sector Sales Division in the Midlands. This role involves developing existing client portfolios, managing service delivery, and seizing new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public sector frameworks, excellent negotiation skills, and a commitment to achieving goals with a full valid driving license.

Benefits

31 days holiday, rising to 38 after longer service

Company car

Pension & Life Assurance Scheme

Private medical insurance (after one year of service)

2 fully paid community volunteering days each year

Referral Scheme

Opportunity for career break – after 3 years of service

Qualifications

• Experience of public sector frameworks and contracts.
• Exposure to tender processes and re-tenders.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively contact clients to maintain service delivery and identify new business opportunities.
• Manage an opportunity pipeline to achieve profitable gross margin.
• Project management of new contracts and services.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Motivation

Commercial Acumen

Job description

Lyreco successfully provides workplace solutions to businesses globally across a variety of verticals. We are looking for an experienced National Account Manager to join our ‘solution based’ Public Sector Sales Division, focusing on account development, retention and growth across all multiple verticals across the public sector. This role has come about due to internal promotion

National Account Manager

Covering Midlands

Salary – Commensurate with Experience

Hours of Work – Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm

Lyreco are the market leader in Workplace Solutions and specialise in providing workplace solutions to businesses globally, across a variety of sectors.

Due to Internal promotions. We are looking for a Dynamic National Account Manager to join our ‘solution based’ Public Sector Corporate Sales Division.

Benefits: 31 days holiday, rising to 38, after longer service (inclusive of bank holidays), Company car, Pension & Life Assurance Scheme, Private medical insurance (after one year of service), 2 fully paid community volunteering days each year, Referral Scheme, Opportunity for career break – after 3 years of service

As a National Account Manager, you will be responsible for an existing portfolio of accounts within a specified geographical area. Your role will be to retain and develop your portfolio of clients ensuring you have an in-depth understanding of their objectives and be seen as an extension of their own business.

As a National Account Manager, you will also:

• Proactively contact clients to maintain a consistent high level of service delivery, whilst identifying further new business opportunities. Managing the opportunity pipeline, you will need to ensure that we achieve profitable growth margin across your accounts.
• Manage an opportunity pipeline, to achieve profitable gross margin across all accounts.
• Project management of the roll-out of all new contracts and services.
• Advising on changes and trends in the marketplace and the activities of competitors.
• Be self-motivated to manage own diary to exceed all given KPIs commercial and behavioural.

Our ideal National Account Manager must have:

• A real commitment and motivation to achieve goals
• Experience of Public sector frameworks and contracts
• Commitment to keeping accurate contract records and CRM relevance updated.
• Experience in developing and maintaining contracted business
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills at all levels.
• Exposure to tender processes and re-tenders to retain and secure account contracts.
• Complete understanding of the sales and business development process, with strong commercial acumen.
• A full valid Driving Licence.
• This role may require overnight stays.
• Charismatic style with professional and situational awareness.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.

Agency CV’s will not be accepted.

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