Trainee Account Manager

Pareto Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training & development

Progression opportunities

Social events

Incentive schemes

Job summary

Pareto Ltd seeks a proactive Trainee Account Manager to join their UK team. You will support senior managers, learn the offering, and grow your client portfolio through prospecting and relationship-building.

Following comprehensive training, you’ll begin meeting clients and take increasing responsibility for accounts, with clear progression toward Senior Account Manager and future leadership roles in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level is required.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Strong commercial awareness and a proactive attitude are expected.
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to succeed and progress.
• Ambitious and determined to build a career with us.

Responsibilities

• Obtain a comprehensive working knowledge of their offering and the marketplace.
• Support senior account managers with up-sell and cross-sell into larger accounts.
• Independently manage and sell to lower spend accounts.
• Develop relationships with new clients via prospecting, LinkedIn and emails.
• Meet clients face-to-face after 9-12 months to own business relationships.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Commercial awareness

Self-motivation

Ambition & determination

Education

Degree level

Job description

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-size 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!

Package:

• A competitive basic salary of £24k
• Y1 OTE of £26k!
• 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

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 emails
• 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

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level
• Possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong commercial awareness
• Self-motivated, with a strong desire to succeed
• Ambitious and determined

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.