Sales account director

We are recruiting for a sales account director for a company based in Lancashire. This can be home based or working from head office. The right person for the job will have strong relationship skills and can work in a structured and process driven environment.

The role is to identify, develop and successfully integrate of new clients through new and existing business sectors. Delivering incremental profitable business against individual targets in line with the Sales and Marketing team new business strategy.

Key responsibilities:           

• To achieve agreed GP targets within qualified accounts.
• · Manage orders within these qualified accounts until they become a contracted or large client.
• · To develop agreed new business leads, then turn the leads into qualified accounts.
• · To develop new product offering and business sectors in line with the Sales and Marketing strategy.
• · To develop new accounts within the agreed new business sectors.
• · To report on monthly GP sales figures and monthly / annual sales forecasts
• · Report on weekly basis business development opportunities.
• · Keep the Sales Force data base up to date with current leads, accounts and actions.
• · Oversee the development of sales tools to ensure potential accounts are kept aware of company.
• · Preparing tender documents from PQQ stage through to presentation.

Critical skills:                       

• An excellent communicator and skilled networker using all forms of appropriate media i.e. verbal, written & presentational.
• An individual possessing excellent planning and organisational ability who is able to prioritise his/her workload and achieve agreed deadlines, whilst managing larger projects within a wider team.
• An excellent negotiator who understands profit drivers and seeks to deliver win/win solutions.

Qualifications:

• Able to demonstrate an appetite for learning and self development i.e. formal qualifications / training and development programmes / certification etc.

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours. Salary up to £40,000 basic per annum plus bonus and other benefits including car. .

Laura Hartley Recruitment Ltd is operating as an employment agency.

 
Laura Hartley Recruitment Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.