Area Account Manager
Job ID: 6038Fire & security
- Date posted
- 19th June 2017
- Region
- Country
- Salary
- £38,000 to £45,000
- Benefits
- £38-45k Neg Basic + 20% OTE + Car
Market Leader now hiring in the North West - Superb products and long term prospects!
Area Account Manager (North West) £38-45k + Commission + Car
The overall purpose of the role is to maximise the revenue margin contribution from new / existing electrical wholesalers and contractors through professional sales and account management activities. You will be required to achieve set monthly and quarterly financial & productivity goals.
Key areas of responsibility
- proactively engage with electrical wholesaler channel to help create new "push/pull" business stream selling Commercial LED luminaires and associated products.
- Develop and maintain relationships at all levels with key wholesaler personnel, especially the Principal, Buyer and Sales teams.
- Liaise with the Internal Account Managers to support sales process.
- Negotiate prices and rebates to maximise sales and retained margins.
- Assess Distributor / End-user opportunities and assist to win business.
- Ensure all wholesalers fully comply with Terms and Conditions, including payment terms – all commercial matters.
- Acquire a high degree of individual wholesaler and product knowledge.
- Attend exhibitions and events where required to showcase products and services.
- Ensure day-to-day issues are being resolved in a timely and efficient manner by internal staff, and work closely with all departments to present a unified, consistent proposition to wholesalers.
- Maximise distributor satisfaction.
- Produce forecasting and progress reports
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of key activities within each customer; conduct regular status and strategy meetings with the individual customer’s senior management.
Desirable Experience
- Proven track record & experience of success demonstrated in sales in the electrical wholesale industry and a track record of meeting and exceeding sales targets.
- A sound understanding of wholesaler and channel business models. Strong verbal and communication skills.
- Detailed record keeping and strong attention to detail. Ability to develop relationships with a wide variety of individuals, internally and externally to the company.
- Strong presentation skills and an ability to tailor messages to the audience.
Essential Experience
- Excellent Customer management and relationship building capabilities.
- A strong desire to succeed in a highly competitive environment.
- The ability to execute against strategic goals, and to act upon their own initiative, strong team player.
- A desire to provide the highest quality of service.
- The ability to grow and develop new accounts.
- The ability to work alone
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