Trainee Account Manager

TITLE
Trainee Account Manager
**Full training and development provided**
  
INTRODUCTION
Our client is a long-established and professional manufacturer of premium flooring and interior products.  With a reputation for integrity and quality customer engagement, they are growing their field sales team with a trainee Account Manager.
  
LOCATION
Remote / Field based sales role
Area: East Anglia, East Midlands, South East
Ideal candidate location: Luton, Milton Keynes, Stevenage, Letchworth, Hitchin, Bedford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Cambridge, London, or close.
  
THE JOB ROLE
The trainee Account Manager role is a home- and field-based role designed to be an entry to professional field sales.  The role comes with full training and ongoing coaching and entails:

• Working alongside, and shadowing, a team of experienced BDMs – a field based role with occasional overnight hotel stays away.
• Pure account management and development of existing trading accounts (distributors, trade stockists, merchants).
• Supporting B2B customer contacts and developing profitable working relationships.
• Providing feedback on customer performance and sales plan.
• Ensuring that any merchandising displays are presentable and professional.

**The role offers excellent prospects for personal development into a BDM role.
  
THE PERSON NEEDED
For the trainee Account Manager role our client is open to applicants from any industry.  No prior field sales experience is needed; however we do require:

• Strong business communication and rapport building skills
• Confidence when engaging with customers at all levels.
• A genuine desire to build a career in professional sales.
• A current driver’s licence and the flexibility to stay away from home on occasion.

THE REWARDS
£35K Basic +3-4K Bonus
Fully expensed company vehicle, contributory pension, healthcare, 25 days holiday +BH.
  
IF YOU MEET THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE – PLEASE APPLY NOW!
If you have the relevant experience listed in “the person needed” section, please send your CV ASAP – our client is looking to interview ASAP.
  
Key terms:
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