Account Manager

Close Brothers Group

  • Essex
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 28 days ago
The VacancyOVERALL SUMMARYAn Inclusive Employer of Choice:Our Women in Motor forum drives greater gender diversity and inclusion within the business. We've introduced initiatives focused on inclusive interview panels, attendance at leadership meetings, attracting diverse talent, encouraging women through the promotional pipeline and to retain talented women.At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.Join the Close Brothers Motor Finance Team as an Account Manager where you will be to sell motor finance related product in a given geographical region. You will be expected, through a high degree of sales skills, to grow the dealer base and new business by acquisition of new motor dealers, whilst maintaining current relationships and developing them to their maximum potential.RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develop Sales strategy for the territory to achieve sales targets.
  • Ensure Dealer Relationships perform to a margin quality and efficiency target
  • To ensure sales targets are achieved by product type within Cars, LCV & Motorcycles dealers to the set KPIs
  • Lead Business Development of significant accounts across all products.
  • Relationship Management to ensure retention & growth of existing accounts
  • Recruit new dealers that fit the purpose and scope required by CBMF
  • To identify opportunities within the market to develop our lending proposition and act as an expert on this area
  • Support internal collection operations.
  • Input into funding Strategy and acquisition of new funded dealers
  • Develop market intelligence to inform on products, promotion and pricing decisions
  • Assess, identify and mitigate risks and ensure compliance to applicable internal policies and external regulations e.g.
FCA/Money Laundering/Data Protection * Develop strong CBMF/ dealer relationships that ensures that our business partner / relationships deliver the correct level into the businessWE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
  • Proven account management of geographically territory.
  • Proven Key Account business development capability at management Level
  • Demonstrable experience of a structured sales process
  • Excellent skills on Power Point - Excel - Word - Outlook required
  • A valid UK driving licence
We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back.ABOUT USFor roles offering hybrid working: At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page:To find out more about life at Close Brothers:To find out more about our benefits:To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:The CompanyAt Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.The BenefitsPrivate medicalDiscounted health checksStakeholder pension contributionGym discountsCycle to work schemeGym discountsPurchase additional holiday

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