At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and grow business accounts while building strong relationships with stakeholders.
- Company: Join a leading financial services organisation known for innovation and customer excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, private healthcare, and excellent training opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic role with genuine career development and a focus on wellbeing.
- Why this job: Be a trusted advisor and make a real impact in a supportive culture.
- Qualifications: Experience in account management or consultative sales with strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 50000 £ per year.
Are you a commercially minded sales professional who thrives on building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and delivering tangible business growth? We're partnering exclusively with a market-leading financial services organisation to recruit a Sales Account Manager for their expanding sales team in Manchester. This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most respected and established blue-chip businesses, operating at the forefront of its sector. With a reputation built on innovation, customer excellence, and long-term investment in its people, this organisation offers genuine career development, outstanding benefits, and a highly supportive culture.
The Opportunity
As a Sales Account Manager, you'll be responsible for managing, retaining, and developing a portfolio of business partners while identifying and converting new opportunities across your territory. This is a relationship-led, insight-driven sales role where you'll work closely with customers to understand their business objectives, identify growth opportunities, and provide commercially valuable solutions that help them achieve sustainable success. You'll become a trusted advisor, building long-term partnerships through meaningful conversations, market insight, and exceptional customer engagement.
Key Responsibilities of a Sales Account Manager
- Develop and grow a portfolio of existing business accounts
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers
- Identify opportunities to increase revenue, penetration, and customer engagement
- Deliver consultative, insight-led sales conversations
- Generate and convert new business opportunities
- Manage a structured sales pipeline through CRM systems
- Analyse market and customer data to identify growth opportunities
- Collaborate with internal teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes
- Negotiate effectively and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Ensure all activity is completed in line with regulatory and compliance standards
About You
We're keen to speak with candidates who have:
- Proven experience in account management, business development, or consultative sales
- A track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Experience managing multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities
- Confidence using CRM systems and sales data to drive performance
- A proactive, resilient, and commercially focused mindset
Experience within automotive, motor finance, financial services, or a regulated sales environment would be highly advantageous, although we're equally interested in strong relationship‑led sales professionals from other sectors.
What's in it for You?
- Salary & Bonus
- 35,000 Basic Salary
- 15,000 On-Target Earnings
- Hybrid Working
- 35-hour working week
- 2 days office‑based
- 3 days home‑based
- Benefits Package
- 26 days annual leave
- Private healthcare
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Comprehensive wellbeing support
- Excellent training, development and progression opportunities
Sales Account Manager in Manchester employer: Level Up Recruitment
Join a market-leading financial services organisation in Manchester, where your role as a Sales Account Manager will be supported by a culture of innovation and excellence. With a strong commitment to employee development, you will benefit from comprehensive training, a generous benefits package, and the opportunity to build meaningful relationships that drive business growth. This is not just a job; it's a chance to thrive in a supportive environment that values your contributions and fosters your career progression.
