Sales Account Manager

Concept Recruitment Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern city centre offices

Incentive days out

Team events

Regular company socials

Ongoing training and coaching

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team environment

Long-term career prospects

Job summary

Concept Recruitment Group is supporting a growing organisation in Leeds as they expand their commercial team. The Sales Account Manager will develop existing client relationships while pursuing new business opportunities in a hybrid, full-time role.

You’ll engage with key decision-makers, tailor solutions to customer needs and manage a balanced mix of account management and new business activity, with strong earning potential and clear career progression.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in sales, account management or business development.
• Strong relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills.
• Consultative, customer-focused and commercially minded approach.
• Confidence engaging with business decision-makers.
• Experience managing a sales pipeline and working towards targets.
• Proactive, resilient and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage, develop and grow a portfolio of existing business customers.
• Identify, research and pursue new business opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Arrange and conduct telephone, video and face-to-face client meetings.
• Prepare quotations, proposals and presentations tailored to customer needs.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and up-to-date CRM records.
• Work closely with internal teams to deliver an excellent customer experience.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue and strengthen existing accounts.
• Consistently achieve and exceed sales, revenue and activity targets.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Business development

Relationship building

Negotiation skills

Pipeline management

Job description

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm (1-hour lunch break)

Working Pattern:Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you an ambitious sales professional who enjoys building relationships, winning new business and growing existing accounts? Looking for a role with excellent earning potential, career progression and a fantastic working environment?

Concept Recruitment Group is supporting a growing organisation in Leeds as they expand their commercial team.

What’s on offer?

• £38,000 basic salary, depending on experience
• Uncapped commission with excellent earning potential
• Modern city centre offices
• Incentive days out, team events and regular company socials
• Ongoing training and coaching from experienced sales leaders
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative and high-performing team environment
• Genuine long-term career prospects within a growing business

The role

As a Sales Account Manager, you will be responsible for developing existing client relationships while identifying, pursuing and securing new business opportunities.

You’ll take a proactive approach to sales, building relationships with key decision-makers, understanding customer needs and delivering tailored solutions that drive business growth. This is a varied, commercially focused role suited to someone who enjoys both account management and winning new business.

Key responsibilities

• Manage, develop and grow a portfolio of existing business customers
• Identify, research and pursue new business opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders and decision-makers
• Arrange and conduct telephone, video and face-to-face client meetings
• Prepare quotations, proposals and presentations tailored to customer needs
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and up-to-date CRM records
• Work closely with internal teams to deliver an excellent customer experience
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue and strengthen existing accounts
• Consistently achieve and exceed sales, revenue and activity targets

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience in sales, account management or business development
• Strong relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills
• A consultative, customer-focused and commercially minded approach
• Confidence engaging with business decision-makers
• Experience managing a sales pipeline and working towards targets
• A proactive, resilient and positive attitude

Transferable backgrounds welcome

We’re particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• Technology or SaaS sales
• Lead generation and business development
• Account Executive or inside sales positions
• Customer success roles with commercial, sales or upselling responsibilities

If you enjoy building strong business relationships, generating new opportunities, managing a sales pipeline and being rewarded for your results, we’d love to hear from you.