Account Manager
Salary: £35,000
Location: North West

We are looking for an Account Manager who will be cool, calm, collected, patient, analytical, methodical and well balanced – and will be responsible for looking after our clients existing business and up-selling / growing these accounts and bring in new customers through technical assistance and relationship building.

Essential Criteria:

• Enjoy working with and selling ideas to people
• Be a good communicator, optimistic, tending to see the positive side of things
• Be restless, driving and energetic
• Work well under pressure and deadlines
• Be independent, persistent and decisive
• Wants to take charge and show initiative
• Has the strength to follow through and keep at it until they get results
• Be competitive, goal oriented
• Want some responsibility for and authority over people

Major Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers and customers
• Work closely and effectively with the sales team, UK and Worldwide
• Ability to travel extensively
• Successfully identify and develop new business opportunities in a variety of industries

Skills and Experience:

• Experience in Sales and Account Management within the Chemical Industry, preferably with experience of sales in products relating to Personal Care, Industrial Water Treatment and Metal Working Fluids
• Excellent organisational, team work, time management, communication, presentation and negotiating skills
• Graduate level of education preferred
• Proven track record of achieving sales targets and profitability
• Positive ‘can do attitude’
• Strong orientation towards results
• Excellent interpersonal and business skills
• Capable of interfacing internationally
• Strong skills in business development
• Ability to understand the customer’s buying process
• Ability to find customers for the existing product portfolio
• Ability to bring new products to the market place
• Sourcing new products from International markets, basing on customer needs
• Ability to work as part of a team but also confident working independently
• Flexibility - Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software