Sales Support Associate

Mayford James; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading asset management firm in Camden Town is seeking a Sales Support Associate to assist the sales team across the EMEA region. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in asset management and possess strong analytical and relationship-building skills. Responsibilities include providing sales support, attending client meetings, and researching prospective investors. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• Ability to build credible relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills.
• At least 2 years experience in asset management or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line sales support for incoming queries from the sales team and clients.
• Attend client meetings as required by the sales manager.
• Research prospective investors ahead of meetings.
• Build relationships with clients post-meetings for follow-ups.

Skills

Relationship building

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce)

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Proficient English

Job description

Sales Support Associate

Mayford James

London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Full time

Competitive

Role Overview

This role is based at their London office and supports the activities of the firm's sales team across the EMEA region. The ideal candidate would be a self‑motivated team player with experience of sales support within an asset management environment, or who can clearly demonstrate the attributes required of such a role.

Responsibilities

• First line sales support, assisting with incoming queries (email and telephone) from the sales team and/or clients.
• Attend client meetings (as required by sales manager) acting as secondary or back‑up contact.
• Research prospective investors ahead of introductory meetings e.g. firm background, news flow, asset allocation, manager roster, identifying key decision makers.
• Build relationships with clients after meetings to enable future 1:1 conversations and follow ups on behalf of the specific sales person (but always under the guidance of the lead sales person).

Qualifications

• Ability to build credible relationships both with internal stakeholders and externally with clients.
• Strong with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Knowledge of CRM systems e.g. Salesforce.
• Strong analytical / numeracy skills.
• Proficient in spoken and written English. Additional languages would be a strong advantage.
• Project management / multi‑tasking ability.
• At least 2 years experience within asset management/investment asset classes or equivalent.