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Account Manager AM1C

Manchester, UK Req #126
08 May 2024

Established in 1982, Bytes has grown rapidly and now employs over 600+ people across 5 locations in the UK and Ireland. Our turnover in Financial Year 2019 was in excess of £520M. We work with SME’s, corporates and public sector organisations to modernise and digitally transform their IT infrastructures.

We invest in our employees through on-going support, training and advice to help them achieve their career aspirations, rewarding success both financially and personally. There is opportunity to grow and move internally which can be seen through our long-standing employees who have developed existing and new skills to move into senior positions in the organisation leaving space for new team members to begin their journey.

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Why Bytes?

  • Over 600 staff (plans to double in size over the next 5 years)
  • Operating from modern, hybrid working environments with offices in Leatherhead, Reading, London or Manchester
  • Winners of an array of industry awards
  • Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work
  • Excellent training and career prospects offered
  • Fantastic office with gym, canteen, open plan, smart casual dress code, regular incentives and company events
  • Supporters of 85+ charities with strong commitment to diversity and sustainability

 

POSITION DETAILS:

Position Title:

Account Manager

Reports to (POSITION):

Sales Manager

Team:

Corporate Sales

Department:

Sales

PURPOSE OF JOB:

Generate and develop new business and grow the portfolio of solutions and services in existing customers to achieve Individual GP targets

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Being responsible for creating and driving sales pipeline and growth in the corporate sector
  • Ensuring profitability while striving to improve the customer’s experience.
  • Making sure our customers understand the entire proposition and to understand and demonstrate the value we can bring to customers..

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

Educational Qualifications:

  • Minimum GCSE A-C In English & Maths

ESSENTIAL

Other Requirements:

  • Experience in Software Sales
  • Background working in a reseller.
  • Corporate Sector Experience

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

ESSENTIAL

 

CORE Competencies & SKILLS – BASED ON POSITION AND GRADE

  • A strong background in solution selling is advantageous.
  • A working knowledge of software sales in the corporate sector
  • Experience of managing strategic customer accounts including the development of strong relationships at all levels.
  • Self-motivating and a desire to learn.
  • Tenacious, resilient, and hardworking.
  • Ability to build trust with customers and improve the customer experience of Bytes.
  • Establishing a professional consultative relationship with customers up to and including C-Level, by developing a core understanding of their unique business needs.
  • Belief and capacity to learn Bytes’ Subject Matter Expertise to maintain agility in a fast-changing market and drives increasing customer benefits.
  • Build positive relationships with customer contacts, vendors, partners and the Bytes team.
  • Active listening and confidence in articulating complex solutions to Senior IT and Procurement contacts.
  • Commercial business acumen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other details

  • Job Family Employee
  • Job Function Direct Sales
  • Pay Type Salary
Location on Google Maps
  • Manchester, UK