Account Manager

KCS Education are looking for an enthusiastic Account Manager to drive their future growth by growing and owning a portfolio of customer accounts in the Education sector. As this is a target driven role, the successful candidate will need to be tenacious and have the ability to win new business.

Key duties:

• Manage, grow and own a portfolio of Educational Establishments involving a mixture of sales visits and calls to customers across the Southwest.
• Actively promote products and services to increase revenue sales and seek opportunities.
• Negotiate with customers on their full product portfolio to grow the adoption of more product ranges.
• Use and update company IT systems such as our ZOHO CRM with accurate data entry to include activity logging, customer information and quotations.
• Able to deal with requests from our customer base with ownership, including liaising with internal departments and colleagues.

What we need from you:

• Proven BDM/Account Management experience is preferred, winning new business both in person and remotely.
• Tenacity, hunger and the ability to handle rejection is key and move onto the next business opportunity.
• Previous experience working with a wide range of products and services in a volume-activity business.
• Able to confidently work and travel independently.
• Able to negotiate, deliver benefit statements and demonstrate best value to customers.
• Able to effectively ask questions to understand and assess customer needs to deliver solutions.

In return we will offer you:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Performance related monthly bonus.
• Car Allowance.
• Never work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!
• Generous discount scheme, including gym and retail.
• Life assurance cover.
• Health cash plan initiative.
• A culture of progression and development.
• Plus many more perks.

About KCS Education:

KCS Education are experts in sourcing, managing and creating the products and services required to run schools, nurseries or public sector organisations across the UK. They are committed to delivering outstanding customer service, with a team of over 100 specialists who work with their customers from finding the right products, answering product queries to arranging special deliveries and providing general product advice and support.

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the UK's largest local authority owned trading company, generating over £800m in revenue and serving more than 16,000 education and public sector customers worldwide. We reinvest profits into frontline services, with over £77 million delivered back so far - proof that commercial success and social impact can go hand-in-hand.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage applications from suitably qualified people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our application and interview process; please let us know if you require any.