Account Manager for a Import/Export Company Job in Birmingham, Midlands UK
Sales Account Manager
As an account manager, you'll assume responsibility for a number of accounts, oversee the work of account executives and be a key person in charge of budgets and administration. You will be directly responsible to the managing director.
- Managing a portfolio of accounts
- Dealing with all aspects of a campaign
- Using an existing network of industry contacts to generate new business Leading and training other members of the account team
- Managing the work of account executives
- Leading project management activity
- Ensuring necessary actions are undertaken by the account team
- Building a 'territory'
- Achieving sales targets
- Delivering sales presentations to high-level executives
- Attending client meetings
- Maintaining and expanding relationships with existing clients
- Completing administrative work, as required.
You will be office-based but will also travel to meet clients.
Skills and Interests
To be a successful account manager you'll need:
- Good spoken and written communication skills
- Strong presentation and negotiation skills
- Confidence, tact and a persuasive manner
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Good 'people skills', for working with a range of colleagues and clients
- The ability to lead and motivate a team
- A willingness to work long hours, often under pressure
- A professional manner
- Good business sense and the ability to work to budgets.
- Please email your up to date CV to taylor@wellplanned.co.uk
- Interviews will be held immediately
March 2, 2011
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