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Account Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
South West
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Aug 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Sales

Job Details

Do you want to work for leading international textile service provider that always puts people first and are the experts in their field? I am representing a fantastic organisation that was founded over 150 years ago and whose sole aim is to work collaboratively in delivering quality products and solutions to customers in the print, automotive, manufacturing and engineering industries.  

They are seeking an ambitious and Account Manager to join their growing commercial team to support the management of their top accounts within the Southwest. You will build strong working relationships with external customers where you will act as an ambassador at all times, identifying solutions and targeting accounts with cross-selling and upselling strategies. You will work closely with the internal customer service and excellence teams and have the autonomy to push forward ideas within your accounts. This role is field based and involves travel to visit customers face to face within the region.

You will ideally have previous account management experience within the B2B customer service sector with evidence of overachieving in previous roles, however personality and culture fit is highly important for this business. If you have the drive to succeed and the willingness to learn, then this could be the challenge you have been looking for. The company offer a competitive salary, company car and benefits. This is a business with a family feel where continuous training is offered and the wellbeing of employees is paramount to ensure you are empowered to make decisions in your daily work with customers.

Please submit an application early in order to be considered for the opportunity.

To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to chloe.dalton@advocate-group.co.uk or, alternatively, submit your application via the link below.

To Contact Directly: Chloe Dalton on 0161 639 0080

At The Advocate Group, our core values have been built around the importance of transparency, innovation, passion and collaboration. As such, we are committed to open communication and the protection of your privacy. We have updated our policies in line with new General Data Protection Regulation laws to make it easier for you to understand how we collect, store and handle your data – These can be viewed on our website via our privacy policy. Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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