Key account manager - united kingdom, eastbourne, east sussex

are you an excellent key account manager who thrives on building and developing relationships with customers? we are looking for a salesperson to support us in delivering our 5-year growth strategy. we want someone who is enthusiastic, proactive and brilliant and fostering long-term relationships with key accounts.

why work for us?

in short, what we do is fascinating, we have a great culture and brilliant team, and we believe in developing our people. we have ambitious plans for our business and want someone who wants to be part of the journey of building the best sales team in our space. we have a great reputation in the bespoke textile product manufacturing space, and buckets of opportunity to take advantage of.

we are fussy though…

we aren't looking for just any salesperson, we want someone who really loves sales. someone who gets excited about targets and achieving them. someone who understands how to grow and develop existing accounts and understands how to win new business. someone with an excellent work ethic and a willingness to learn.

as key account manager, you will be responsible for over £1m of revenue, a majority of this will come from growing existing accounts. the role will involve face to face meetings with customers so you will need experience, and enjoy running, meetings with prospects and customers. this role is critical to our vision and a terrific opportunity for someone who is forward thinking and eager to learn.

experience we're looking for:

- 2+ years sales experience in a manufacturing 'solutions or bespoke' b2b role

- experience growing and developing key customer accounts

- track record of achieving revenue, gp and kpi targets

- experience using a crm/erp system to manage and track sales opportunities and effectively account manage

- experience compiling, presenting, and securing quotations

skills you'll need:

- face to face selling experience - proven ability to run effective customer meetings

- a brilliant telephone manner

- strong sales skills and sales structure (rapport building, questioning, matching, objection handling and closing)

- ability to grasp technical information quickly and be comfortable discussing dimensions, material properties, product applications etc.

- excellent relationship builder

- good numerical skills

personal attributes:

- confident in ability to communicate with customers, manage expectations and instil confidence

- unflappable - able to cope well under pressure

- personable and likeable

- ambitious and target oriented

- confident with technology

- lifelong learner

benefits:

- company pension

- development and learning opportunities

- life insurance

- on-site parking

job type: full-time, office based

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