Sales Account Manager
hace 5 días
Bury St Edmunds
We are looking for a Sales Account Manager based near Bury St. Edmunds, with our client who is a is a specialist distributor providing high-quality technical and industrial solutions to end users and trade customers across the UK and Europe. Key Responsibilities of a Sales Account Manager • Develop and maintain strong relationships with allocated accounts within the assigned territory, • Grow existing customer accounts while also identifying new business opportunities within them, • Deliver against individual and team sales targets, ensuring agreed gross margin (GM) levels are achieved, • Identify market trends and new commercial opportunities to support account growth, • Build and execute account development strategies aligned to wider divisional objectives, • Ensure high levels of customer service and satisfaction across all managed accounts, • Prepare and deliver client presentations, proposals, and meeting documentation, • Conduct regular client visits for both existing and prospective customers, • Provide pricing proposals that are competitive while maintaining profitability, • Monitor and report on customer needs, market activity, and competitor behaviour, • Maintain accurate CRM records (Salesforce and Exchequer), including opportunities, pricing, and activity updates, • Produce meeting reports, agendas, and follow-ups for internal and external meetings, • Manage day-to-day supply chain or service issues to meet customer expectations and SLAs, • Support marketing initiatives, exhibitions, and campaigns where required, • Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure smooth service delivery and account support, • Provide regular updates to the Head of Sales on performance, risks, and opportunities Requirements of a Sales Account Manager • Understanding of Electronics or Manufacturing environments, • Understanding of Pharma, Chemicals or Clean Rooms, • Minimum 1 year experience in a trainee or account handling / sales role within the business (completed internally), • Proven ability to meet or exceed sales targets and KPIs, • Strong experience in managing customer relationships and supplier coordination, • Solid understanding of customer needs, market dynamics, and account development strategies, • Experience in driving both account growth and identifying new opportunities within existing customers, • Strong communication, organisation, and presentation skills, • Ability to manage workload independently and work to structured processes, • Experience using Salesforce CRM (preferred) and other internal systems, • Willingness to travel across the UK and Europe when required, • Full clean UK driving licence, • Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across departments Candidates must have a British passport for this opportunity Please apply below if you are interested in this position.