Sales Account Manager

Level Up Recruitment; Sale; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Excellent training, development and 进(

Job summary

Level Up Recruitment is partnering with a market-leading financial services organisation to recruit a Sales Account Manager for their expanding sales team in Manchester. This hybrid role offers a 35-hour week) with 3 days in the office and 2 days home-based, plus extensive benefits.

You will manage, retain, and develop a portfolio of business partners, identify growth opportunities, and deliver commercially valuable solutions to enable sustainable success.

Qualifications

• Experience in account management, business development, or consultative sales.
• Track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities.
• Confidence using CRM systems and sales data to drive performance.
• Proactive, resilient and commercially focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow a portfolio of existing business accounts.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue, penetration, and customer engagement.
• Deliver consultative, insight-led sales conversations.
• Generate and convert new business opportunities.
• Manage a structured sales pipeline through CRM systems.
• Analyse market and customer data to identify growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.
• Negotiate effectively and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure all activity is completed in line with regulatory and compliance standards.

Skills

Account management

Business development

Consultative sales

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

CRM systems

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Are you a commercially minded sales professional who thrives on building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and delivering tangible business growth?

We're partnering exclusively with a market-leading financial services organisation to recruit a Sales Account Manager for their expanding sales team in Manchester.

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most respected and established blue-chip businesses, operating at the forefront of its sector. With a reputation built on innovation, customer excellence, and long-term investment in its people, this organisation offers genuine career development, outstanding benefits, and a highly supportive culture.

The Opportunity

As a Sales Account Manager, you'll be responsible for managing, retaining, and developing a portfolio of business partners while identifying and converting new opportunities across your territory.

This is a relationship-led, insight-driven sales role where you'll work closely with customers to understand their business objectives, identify growth opportunities, and provide commercially valuable solutions that help them achieve sustainable success.

You’ll become a trusted advisor, building long-term partnerships through meaningful conversations, market insight, and exceptional customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities of a Sales Account Manager

• Develop and grow a portfolio of existing business accounts
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue, penetration, and customer engagement
• Deliver consultative, insight-led sales conversations
• Generate and convert new business opportunities
• Manage a structured sales pipeline through CRM systems
• Analyse market and customer data to identify growth opportunities
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes
• Negotiate effectively and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Ensure all activity is completed in line with regulatory and compliance standards

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who have:

• Proven experience in account management, business development, or consultative sales
• A track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities
• Confidence using CRM systems and sales data to drive performance
• A proactive, resilient, and commercially focused mindset

Experience within automotive, motor finance, financial services, or a regulated sales environment would be highly advantageous, although we're equally interested in strong relationship-led sales professionals from other sectors.

What's in it for You?

Salary & Bonus

• £35,000 Basic Salary
• £15,000 On-Target Earnings

Hybrid Working

• 35-hour working week
• 3 days office-based
• 2 days home-based

Benefits Package

• 26 days annual leave
• Private healthcare
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Comprehensive wellbeing support
• Excellent training, development and progression opportunities

Why Apply?

Opportunities with organisations of this calibre don't come around often.

You’ll be joining a financially strong, highly respected market leader that genuinely invests in its people, offers excellent work-life balance through hybrid working, and provides a clear pathway for career progression.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine commercial impact while developing your career with one of the UK's leading businesses, we'd love to hear from you