Account Manager

Placed: 09/12/17
Region: Hertfordshire
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Category: Jobs


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Company Profile Account Manager
Highly reputable organisation has a new opportunity for a passionate Account Manager with a data or digital background to join their successful sales team based in Welwyn Garden City. Working with a reputable portfolio this role will partner with and ensure long-term success of client relationships. The role will involve travel across the country to attend client meetings.

Job Description Account Manager
You will be responsible for developing long-term relationships with your portfolio of assigned clients as well as creating and developing new business clients and connecting with key business executives and stakeholders. You will liaise between clients and cross-functional internal teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of solutions according to client needs.

Duties:
Be responsible for achievement of agreed revenue targets across all channels and taking account of profitability performance of campaigns.
Developing and maintaining professional working relationships with clients (and associated suppliers) to drive revenue targets.
Develop, prepare and maintain an active and growing pipeline of sales opportunities which may be activated or accelerated in the event of any forecasted revenues short falls.
Highlight variances to projected revenues and support with a plan, proposal and timeframes to address such variances.
Keeping fully updated on industry, category & client intelligence in order that issues that may be affecting clients are understood and/or anticipated and sharing this with other members of the team and key stakeholders to ensure all are kept fully informed of developments within our industry markets.
Accountable for keeping all company records for your clients accurate and up to date in a timely fashion in the CRM system. You will ensure that all contacts and meetings with your clients are recorded and any subsequent actions are responded to quickly and accurately.
Ensure that all client proposals are put together professionally and accurately with special attention given to customer needs. You will ensure all proposals/commitments, in particular related to pricing, are discussed and approved with your line manager prior to commitment to clients.
Through the efficient use of our CRM system you will provide weekly updates on booked revenue, clients contacted, proposals sent and any other weekly metrics required by your line manager.

Required Skills Account Manager
As Account Manager you will have:
Media/ Data or Digital Sales Account Management experience
Strong numerical and mathematical skills
Excellent communication skills
Delivery focused to strict deadlines
Driven and motivated
Organised with strong attention to detail

Benefits Account Manager
£30,000 - £35,000 + commission (OTE up to £49,000)
Monday to Friday 9am 5.30pm
27 days holiday entitlement
Excellent benefits package

Due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving it is unfortunate that we are unable to respond to all applicants individually. We will endeavour to contact all suitable candidates within 7 working days. If you have not heard from Lawrence Dean Recruitment within this time then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your details on file and contact you regarding any new opportunities that arise.

Thank you for your application.

Please note Lawrence Dean Recruitment is acting as an employment agency & business.

Lawrence Dean Recruitment is an independently owned recruitment agency specialising in both temporary and permanent business support roles in the Hertfordshire area. Our clients range from large, blue-chip companies, to smaller owner-managed local businesses. As a Lawrence Dean candidate you can expect a different service to our competitors, where you feel valued and thoroughly involved in your next career move. We are experienced recruiters with extensive local market knowledge and are passionate about finding our candidates not just any job but the right job! Please contact us today to find out more about the Lawrence Dean Difference

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Price / Salary: £35000 - £40000/annum