Account Executive

Location: Cheltenham

Salary: £28000 - £45000 DOE

Hours: 9am - 5:30 pm Monday – Friday

Cowell Recruitment are delighted to be assisting our client in their search for a Commercial Account Executive based in Cheltenham. Due to expansion, an exciting position has become available for a Commercial Account Executive to join our friendly and professional team. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary with an opportunity to build a successful career. You will be ready to seize the opportunity and make a stamp in the market for yourself and your career. Come and join us and work in a well-established company that invests in its staff and provides continuous training and support and an opportunity to grow in the business.

Key responsibilities (but not limited to)

• Client Relationship Management:

• Build and nurture strong, long-term relationships with commercial clients.
• Act as the main point of contact, addressing client inquiries, needs, and concerns promptly.
• Conduct regular client meetings to understand business objectives and provide value-added solutions.

• Identify, prospect, and pursue new business opportunities to grow the client base.
• Generate leads through networking, cold outreach, and market research.
• Deliver persuasive sales presentations to potential clients, showcasing products or services.
• Negotiate and close deals to meet or exceed revenue targets.

• Manage existing client accounts, ensuring their needs are consistently met.
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities to enhance client satisfaction and drive additional revenue.
• Develop customized strategies to help clients achieve their business objectives.

Requirements:

• Strong B2B or Commercial sales experience. We will consider someone with 2 or more years personal lines or commercial insurance experience (Training can be provided for the right candidate).
• GCSE including Maths (Min 4/C).
• Previous sales experience.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive basic salary of up to £45 K (Neg / DOE).
• 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing through length of service.
• A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind:

• Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen.
• Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury.
• Contributory pension scheme – 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025.
• Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits.
• Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from:

• Discounts on gym membership across the UK.
• Salary sacrifice schemes – Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase.
• Access to a range of insurance policies at discounted rates.
• Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts.

• On going training and development - Further studies paid (Cert CII).
• Excellent training and development schemes with accelerated career progression.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees outside of work.

The above details just a handful of the benefits available to our employees.

Hours: 9am - 5:30 pm Monday – Friday

Onsite role.

Cowell Recruitment is an equal opportunities recruiter. Please note: Only applicants with right to work full time (RTW) will be considered for this role.