
B2B Account Manager
- Birmingham
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and deliver an effective strategic account plan to deliver long term growth and a business partnership to your customers
- Take responsibility to manage accounts through development and maintenance of customer relationships which promotes increased spend though detailed understanding of customer needs and requirements.
- Analyse data to identify sales opportunities with existing customers and develop an appropriate strategy to convert opportunities to increased spend
- Working successfully with internal stakeholders (Trade UK, Market Managers, Marketing, Supply Chain, Legal etc) to develop creative solutions for customers from existing Screwfix range and proposition
- Proactively visiting customers’ sites and Head Offices to ensure a strong professional relationship is maintained and sales growth is achieved, through an effective CRM system
- Ensuring our contractual frameworks with customers are valid, in date and commercially sound that allows continued long term growth and profitability
- Keeping up to speed on all relevant industry and B2B news, products and innovations, including being aware of competitors in our marketplace.
- Be able to assess what spend is being given to our competitors and try to capture this through the strategic account plan
- Demonstrate ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively to all levels in all organisations
- Working closely with the Sales Support Manager to plan in and execute sales growth call campaigns on a weekly basis to increase spend, prevent down spend and actively grow accounts
- Customer focused with a proven ability to establish and satisfy customer needs
- Sales driven individual who thrives in a results driven, professional B2B sales environment, self-motivated with great organisational skills and a strong sense of customer ownership
- A strong communicator who presents and communicates effectively with all types of customers and stakeholders, building relationships that last with different types of businesses
- Excellent verbal & written communications skills
- Flexible & adaptable – able to work on own initiative and as part of a team in a challenging, fast paced sales environment
- A well organised approach to managing workload, being able to prioritise effectively and demonstrate strong time management skills
- Commercial and industry awareness is key
- Customer focus - Proactively seeks customer feedback to adjust and modify service strategy within own area. Manages customer expectations and develops solutions to meet customer needs
- Communication - Communicates clearly, articulately and with conviction when speaking with an individual or before a group. Adapts content and style to their audience
- Influencing and Negotiating - Positively influences others, creating acceptance and support for ideas. Is skilled in negotiation to create win-win solutions. Wins concessions without damaging relationship
- Relationship Building - Proactively identifies new and important professional working relationships and works to develop them over time. Develops effective working relationships between others within group or team situations.