Trainee Account Manager

Pareto; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive basic salary

Comprehensive support and training

Excellent progression and earning potential

Regular socials and charity events

Incentive company holidays

Lucrative bonus schemes

Pension

Job summary

A leading communications technology provider in the UK is seeking a Trainee Account Manager to join their expanding team. This role offers a competitive salary with outstanding progression opportunities from Trainee to Senior Account Manager. Responsibilities include managing accounts, developing client relationships, and understanding customer needs. The ideal candidate will be degree-educated, fluent in German or French, and possess exceptional communication skills. The company fosters a supportive environment with incentives for professional growth and team engagement.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Must be self-motivated with strong desire to succeed.
• Fluent in German or French.

Responsibilities

• Obtain a comprehensive working knowledge of the offering and marketplace.
• Support senior account managers with selling into larger accounts.
• Manage and sell to lower spend accounts.
• Develop relationships with new clients via prospecting and strategic e‑mails.
• Understand customer needs and provide suitable solutions.
• Engage directly with customers after 9-12 months.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Ambitious

Fluency in German or French

Education

Degree level education

Job description

This range is provided by Pareto. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Trainee Account Manager

Our client brings businesses together with communications tech in new and unexpected ways, making their clients more accessible, more productive and more profitable. Working primarily with mid to large‑sized UK enterprises, they're recognised leaders within their space.

In the last year they've experienced an exciting period of growth and have doubled in size, creating lots of opportunities! You'll join a team where there is a great scope for progression, from Trainee to Senior Account Manager and perhaps even a business leader with us in the future!

Trainee Account Manager Package:

• A competitive basic salary of £35k
• Y1 OTE of £45k!
• Comprehensive support and training - both internal and external
• Excellent scope for progression, earning potential, professional and personal development
• Regular socials in a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere and regular charity events
• Incentive company holidays in the snow and sun!
• Lucrative incentive and bonus schemes
• Pension

Trainee Account Manager Role:

• Obtain a comprehensive working knowledge of their offering and the marketplace they operate within
• Support senior account managers with up and cross selling into larger accounts
• Independently manage and sell to lower spend accounts
• Develop relationships, rapport and new streams of business with new clients via prospecting, LinkedIn and strategic e‑mails
• Develop an understanding of their customers, their needs and sell back to them articulately with the correct solution
• After 9-12 months, you'll start going out and meeting clients on a face‑to‑face basis – directly engaging with customers and taking ultimate responsibility for business relationships

Trainee Account Manager Requirements:

• Educated to degree level
• Possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Self‑motivated, with a strong desire to succeed
• Ambitious and determined
• Must speak German or French to fluent level

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Pareto values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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