Account Manager

Account Manager

Location: Poole

Hours: Monday – Friday; 0800am-1700pm

Salary: £45K – £55K DOE

Benefits of the Account Manager:

22 days rising after 2 years
Holiday buy-back scheme
Pension
Growth by sharing bonus scheme
On-site parking
Modern open plan offices
Free lunch every Friday
Company sick pay
Company social and corporate events
Monthly + annual bonus structure
Training provided.

Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working with our client who are a well-established family run business and who are now looking for an additional member of staff to join their hardworking team of 6 at the office based in Poole, Dorset.

The successful Account Manager will need to be accountable for building and managing relationships with internal and external customers. You will be accountable for nurturing your account to ensure it grows to its full potential. The successful candidate must be someone who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as influencing and engagement skills. You will be working closely with the internal account support team to ensure customer expectations are met and products are delivered in a timely manner.

Own Transport is essential for this role.

The successful Account Manager will: –

Have account Management experience previously
Highly organised
Have excellent attention to detail
Good levels of business acumen
Have good IT Skills
Ability to multitask
Time management skills
Have a positive with “cando” attitude
Be asked to do Client service visits every few weeks – Own transport is essential
Be a Team player.

Job duties for the Account Manager are: –

Being accountable for nurturing an account to ensure it grows to its full potential
Being involved in the strategic planning with this account
Working closely with the Account support Team to ensure customer expectations are met
Influencing the direction of the account(s) you look after and decide what range of products to proactively engage the client with
Being involved in budget setting for clients and establishing growth targets
Proactively work with clients to improve profitability of the accounts
Carry out reviews of the pricing for clients and look to improve margins and negotiate increases
Sourcing products at clients requests
Supporting prestigious clients at senior levels
Ability to calmly deal with client queries and concerns with high levels of professionalism and creatively coming up with solutions to their problems.