Sales Account Manager

We are looking for a Sales Account Manager on behalf of this established engineering business operating in the automotive industry.
If you want to join a small, effective team where you can grow with the role and make a difference; if you are commercially minded and a natural, 'get stuck in' problem solver, then a fantastic opportunity awaits.
General Details:
* Location: Cleckheaton
* Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
* Salary: circa £25,000 (Depending on Experience) + Bonus
Benefits:
* Opportunities for professional development and progression in a rapidly evolving industry.
* 24 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, Pension scheme, modern working environment, free onsite parking & refreshments.
Purpose of the Role
As a Sales Account Manager, you will help grow the business by supporting both the sales team and their customers with their hydrogen and electric vehicle projects. You will work with both UK and International customers, predominantly vehicle manufacturers building Electric, Hybrid & Fuel Cell vehicles in a rapidly growing and exciting market.
Do you have:
* Experience in a professional B2B sales or sales support type role.
* A client focussed individual with a 'customer first' mentality.
* Experience with Microsoft suite of products - knowledge of Business Central would be an advantage but is not essential.
* Experience using a CRM system.
* Marketing campaign support experience.
* Strong face to face, telephone, written communication, and presentation skills.
* Commercial acumen and strong data skills.
* Graduate - a STEM degree would be useful but is not essential.
Key Duties
* Provide an excellent response to customer needs via phone, email and Teams meetings.
* Proactively contact your accounts and build relationships with the customer base.
* Present to customers, the benefits of products and services.
* Identify opportunities to maximise sales and profitability.
* Meet sales targets whilst keeping customers engaged with products and services.
* Understand differing customer behaviour and needs within customer types and upsell and cross sell to each one appropriately.
* Prepare quotations and technical information and follow up.
* Proactively contact recently lapsed accounts and reopen them.
* Proactively contribute to lead generation with target customers.
* Liaise internally with other team members to ensure that we are delivering value, maximising customer potential, and improving customer experience.
* Maintain excellent standards of information in our CRM.
* Work to the standards of Quality Management System & uphold company values.
If you would like to join a company where the culture is based on quality, honesty, innovation and teamwork, then please apply with an up-to-date CV.
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