Account Manager

A genuinely exciting Internal Account Manager position has arisen with this leading manufacturer of industrial weighing equipment. They are looking for an experienced Account Manager with a technical bias to manage and grow an existing portfolio of clients across the South of England. If this sounds of interest, please apply ASAP.

LOCATION: You will be based from an office near the Taunton area, Monday to Friday from the hours of 8am to 4.30pm. You will be mainly office based but you will visit clients as and when required as well attend meetings at their head office.

SALARY: 30,000 to 35,000 as a basic salary, with an OTE of up 47,000 (you can earn between 500 to 1000 a month in commission). You will also receive a fully expensed company car, 25 days annual leave and company pension.

As Account Manager; you will be responsible for growing and developing an existing portfolio of accounts, upselling on equipment, dealing with servicing, repairs and upgrades. Clients are varied and will be within manufacturing, logistics, engineering, chemical, food and recycling industries (to name but a few). Other responsibilities include:

• Overseeing customer account management, including negotiating pricing, contracts and agreements to maximize profit, working with the Commercial Manager to create commercial and pricing strategies
• Own and oversee the order fulfilment process from order processing through to delivery notes o quoting & following up on all enquiries including received from customer directly as well as internal referrals from the Service Admin & Sales Teams
• Provide monthly forecasts and regular updates to the Business Unit Manager
• Collaborate with the Commercial Manager, Sales & Contracts teams in order to identify and grow opportunities within territory
• Manage SW depot stock including regular stock takes and recording stock movements and ordering of spare parts

Successful candidates will have a minimum of 2 years internal sales experience as well as a technical bias. You will have a good telephone manner and be proficient with all Microsoft packages. You will be commercially minded enough to identify and follow up on new opportunities with existing clients. You will work alongside a Technical Manager that will prove to be a very useful resource, so industry experience is not essential. It is essential that you have a desire to succeed and a hunger to earn! If this sounds of interest, please apply ASAP.

Contact: In the first instance please send your CV to Kelly Duke

ELIGIBILITY

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