Internal Account Manager

Internal Account Manager
Govan, Glasgow (moving to Kilmarnock in early 2024)
About Us
At Bridge Johnson, we provide bespoke and sustainable packaging solutions to a wide range of food and drink manufacturers and distributors, including household names, helping them to reduce spend, resolve damages, increase uptime and pack easier.
We are a dynamic and expanding family business and are part of a global innovation consortium. This powerful advantage has won us the trust of many of the UK’s leading food and beverage brands and created countless strong partnerships resulting in more cost-effective, sustainable and faster packaging experiences.
As we continue to grow, we are now looking for an Internal Account Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis.
The Benefits
- Salary of up to £30,000 per annum
- Companywide bonus scheme (after probation)
- Training and development opportunities
This is an exceptional opportunity for a proactive and driven sales professional with fantastic relationship-building skills to join our fast-growing family business.
We pride ourselves on our working environment which is fast-paced, forward-thinking and focuses on the next step – for you, for our clients, for the business as a whole. We are also passionate about our ‘team first’ attitude, where everyone supports one and other and we take a collaborative approach to everything we do.
What’s more, we’ll provide you with great training on the food and beverage industry as well as a range of development courses throughout the year to ensure you achieve your potential and thrive with us.
So, if you’re ready to energise your career and embrace an exciting new challenge, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As an Internal Account Manager, you will drive the growth of existing customer accounts. 
This engaging role will see you proactively managing each account, acting as clients’ first point of contact and focusing on the relationship management aspects of the role. You’ll proactively seek growth opportunities and pursue potential prospects, moving sales through the pipeline and maintaining strong relationships with existing customers.
You’ll work closely with the Business Development Manager, scheduling appointments and ensuring they are fully equipped for face-to-face meetings with prospective clients. This will include preparing presentations for meetings and pitches, providing admin support and reporting back on meeting outcomes.
Additionally, you will:
- Prepare account forecasts
- Create account plans
- Promptly follow up on orders with existing and potential customers
- Assist with administrative tasks
- Oversee the delivery of growth and retention projects and strategy
About You
To be considered as an Internal Account Manager, you will need:
- Sales experience including telephone sales and closing expertise
- Experience of building relationships and rapport with clients
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong administrative skills
- Experience of using CRM systems
Other organisations may call this role Account Manager, Business Development Executive, Sales Executive, Internal Sales Executive, Customer Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, or Internal Sales Representative.
Webrecruit and Bridge Johnson Ltd are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you want to step into an exciting new role with a thriving business as an Internal Account Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.