Sales Account Manager
Posted a week ago by Duval Associates
Technical Sales Engineer - Sales Account Manager – Fabrication and Engineering – B2B Account Development and customer management
Technical Sales role selling into manufacturing – Welding – Fabrication and engineering solutions Leicester HQ –Engineering – Manufacturing SME
Office and customer site based - Arrange and attend meetings at client sites (around 3 per week) - Arrange and host client visits to the company's state of the art production facilities.
200 customer accounts to manage and a mix of new sales, growth and account management !
£35,000 basic salary plus £4,800 car allowance and £12K in bonuses
and wonderful company benefits inc ace facilities and on-site gym!!
Outstanding opportunity for a technical account manager or sales engineer to join a growing Midlands based business!
We are recruiting an experience B2B technical sales / account manager to work for this family-run Engineering / Fabrication business with great values who want to provide a positive environment for their employees where they can feel valued and progress their career.
Are you a driven and motivated salesperson with a background in engineering, construction or manufacturing. Can you constantly meet and exceed targets and provide a high level of service to customers. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically minded account manager looking to join a growing business and help take them to the next level.
Iain at Duval is recruiting exclusively! Get in touch for more information!
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Management:
- Manage a pre-determined list of assigned customers, fostering long-term relationships.
- Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and propose solutions.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer profiles in HubSpot (CRM system).
- Conduct regular customer meetings to discuss requirements, build trust, and secure repeat business.
- Convert leads into sales orders through effective communication and negotiation.
- Close sales deals and ensure customer satisfaction throughout the process.
New Account Development:
- Build new business relationships aligned with the sales strategy, securing new clients and achieving sales/margin targets.
- Develop account sales plans, including reports for the senior management, to meet annual forecasts.
- Work with marketing to facilitate lead generation and sales presentations.
- Work with estimation to input to quotation creation, negotiation, and deal closure.
- Plan and execute account strategies to target new accounts using the CRM system.
Reporting & Analysis:
- Generate weekly and monthly sales reports, analysing performance against targets and identifying improvement areas.
- Track sales trends to inform future strategies.
We are looking for:
- Proven ability to independently find and pursue customer leads in a B2B environment, ideally within the metalwork/mechanical engineering sector (minimum 4 years' experience).
- Strong understanding and application of the sales process for both new account development and customer management.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills to build trust and rapport with clients across all levels.
- Negotiation focused on profitability and controlling proposals/tenders.
- Experience working with medium and some larger customers including quality procedures.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Clear and concise communication skills for both customers and management.
- Proven ability to operate in a dynamic business environment.
- Preferred: Technical understanding of Mechanical Engineering (Laser Cutting, Fabrication, Finishing).
- Experience in Construction, Engineering, or Transport (Rail/Automotive) - desirable
Excellent Benefits:
- Competitive salary – Negotiable based on experience
- Car allowance
- Life assurance
- Great holiday entitlement with additional service-linked holiday
- Onsite parking, staff canteen and gym
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Program
Technical sales role for a wonderful family-run Midlands business, applications over to Iain @ Duval.
- Type:
- Permanent
- Start Date:
- September
- Contract Length:
- FT - Perm
- Contact Name:
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- Job Reference:
- SAMLeics0824
- Job ID:
- 222144109
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