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Field Based - Covering Birmingham Territory Our client, a cloud-based commerce platform that helps businesses manage sales, inventory, and payments, is experiencing a period of hyper-growth and expanding its sales team. We have multiple Field Sales Executive roles available in Manchester As a Field Sales Executive, you’ll drive the full sales cycle, from lead generation to closing deals, all while becoming an expert in the hospitality sector. You’ll help customers discover how our client’s solutions can enhance their business operations. What You’ll Do: • Become an expert in the UK hospitality industry and monitor competitors., • Manage the full sales cycle: generate leads, present value propositions, negotiate, and close deals in-person., • Run product demos and maintain accurate CRM records (Salesforce)., • Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to develop strategies for growth., • Regularly visit customers to understand their needs and drive performance to meet sales targets., • Attend networking events to build new business. What You’ll Bring: • Sales experience in a field and outbound environment, preferably in technology or solution sales., • Proven ability to meet sales targets and manage pipelines using Salesforce or similar CRM., • Excellent communication and customer service skills., • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to adapt quickly. Compensation • Competitive Base Salary c40,000 + uncapped commission, • Travel allowance ( Paid on top of Base), • Guaranteed commission period, • Stock options, • Full Benefits Why Join ? Our client is expanding rapidly, offering exciting opportunities for growth in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This is a great chance to make a significant impact in the tech space and develop your sales career. Please apply via this link or reach out to Chris Ryan directly for an informal chat via LinkedIn or WhatsApp. Chris has proudly worked in the Tech recruitment industry for over 20 years, successfully delivering on challenging IT recruitment campaigns in global IT software companies in the US, UK, and Ireland. If you would like a discussion on how we can support your career or hiring needs, please get in touch.

Thrive on building great relationships with customers? Love planning and strategy, but particularly love seeing it play out? If you said yes to both questions, this Account Manager role based in Manchester could be the perfect next step in your career. Who’s it for and what’s in it for you? When we say global with this client, we mean global. Their non-invasive patient monitoring tech and digital health tools are used by healthcare pros around the world. They’re all about making a difference. And that isn’t just for the end-users of their products, it’s for their people too. As a reward for your hard work you’ll get access to a solid range of benefits, including things like: • Access to some wheels (via a car allowance), • A competitive bonus scheme, • Medical coverage, • Annual leave that increases the longer you work there, • A generous pension scheme, • Access to an EAP (including counselling and mental wellbeing support), • Discounts on shopping and experiences And with employee reviews that boast great potential for growing your career, it’s a perfect place to join and really develop your skills. What will your day to day look like? Put simply, you’ll be looking after all sales activity for your region. This role is a strategically important one where you’ll be managing and growing business in a high potential region – including engaging with people at some of Manchester's leading hospitals and clinical environments. What this might look like day to day is: • Planning out strategies to grow accounts, • Executing these strategies to hit your target, • Qualifying opportunities, • Demonstrating the product portfolio to prospective customers, • Partnering with the sales team to plan out sales strategies, • Reporting to management on market trends and competitor activity, • Getting involved in hospital bid tenders, • Sales forecasting A huge part of this role is about you being a real expert in the products so you can pass on everything customers might need to know to them during a sales process. There’s loads of career growth potential here too, meaning you can grow into a specialist or more senior role over time. This role will suit you if you… • Have at least 3 years’ experience in medical device sales, • Have sold disposables and capital equipment into hospitals, • Know how to nail a value-based sell, • Can speak the language of clinicians and non-clinicians, • Are happy to lead on presentations and demos, • Are comfortable with a role that involves a large amount of travel, • Don’t mind being in an operating room environment Think this could be your next role? Then we’d love to hear from you! If you’re interested in applying or would like to see the full job description for this role, please get in touch with Tommy on The fine print Reference number: 20585 Temporary or Permanent: Permanent FMC contact for this role: Tommy Currie

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Come and join Partou for the next step in your career! A Bit About Us At Partou, childcare is more than just a job; it's a journey – one where every child leads us in a unique new direction. Do you have the skills to fill this role Read the complete details below, and make your application today. As part of the largest childcare group in the Netherlands, we have access to world-leading research, resources, and expertise to help you develop your skills and create a positive impact on the development of the next generation, as they lead us into a better future. With the acquisition of Just Childcare in June 2021 and All About Children in September 2022, Partou UK has become one of the largest childcare providers in the UK. This growth phase brings exciting opportunities, supported by significant investments in quality care and early years learning. 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