Sales Account Manager

Our client is looking for a Sales Account Manager to join their team.

This is a senior customer-facing role where you'll be responsible for managing and developing relationships with key energy companies and Meter Asset Providers across the UK. You'll combine commercial acumen, relationship management expertise and strategic thinking to help position our client as the partner of choice within the smart metering industry.

Salary is up to £70,000 plus bonus

You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the sales account plan, looking at key areas to grow revenue and profit, managing product availability through forecast analysis, as well as achieving the relevant targets for revenue, profitability and growth.

Develop and shape the sales account plan, tactics, profit targets
Develop relationships at all levels within the companies assigned to you
Lead the sales activity to develop the customer account at a senior relationship level, ensuring all downstream activities is on message and appropriate
Identify and report on business opportunities and ensure the appropriate qualification of the opportunity
Lead RFI/RFP/ITT response with the support of the Bid Co-ordinator
Sales management - maintaining and updating the sales pipeline and sales tracker of current opportunities
The ideal candidate is someone who can demonstrate customer engagement, negotiations and change management within the energy or manufacturing sector