Client Account Executive

Salary: £28,800 per year

We’re Buzz Education a dynamic marketing agency specialising in the education sector. We’re currently looking for a talented and enthusiastic Client Account Executive to join our team either full time in our Chorley offices, or on a hybrid working basis.

We’re an ambitious, well-established company working in a niche industry. Our vibrant and close-knit team work together to offer education suppliers unrivalled access to both education and marketing expertise.

As Client Account Executive, you will work with the Sales Team to reactivate lapsed clients. You will be expected to begin conversations, build relationships and, ultimately, bring them back into the client network.

The salary for this role is £28,800 per annum with OTE of £30k.

Main responsibilities:

* Reengage and reactivate lapsed clients through telephone calls, email, LinkedIn and other platforms

* Generating your own pipeline of leads from agreed channels

* Following up with clients to get feedback on our work for them

* Following up, by email and telephone, on leads generated by our marketing team

* Supporting our inbound sales team where required by liaising with clients, providing proposals or raising invoices.

* Making calls to potential clients to help generate meetings and appointments for our sales team

* Attending shows and network events on behalf of the business to increase our profile in the sector

* Build a strong rapport with clients, demonstrating active listening and using suitable questioning techniques to identify their needs

* Remain calm and professional when in a challenging situation, maintaining a courteous and friendly manner when interacting with customers

* Ability to overcome customer objections using persuading and negotiating skills

Key requirements:

* Minimum of 1 years sales experience would be ideal

* Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

* A passion for sales and a drive to keep on developing your skill set

* A keen entrepreneurial flare and the desire to build your own client base from scratch

* Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

* Excellent IT skills

* The ability to build solid relationships

Benefits:

* An annual travel voucher for parking or travel to work

* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

* Fully paid for Team socials

* A birthday present on us every year

* Hybrid working available

* Flexibility over working hours

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Candidates with previous job titles and experience including; Client Account Manager, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive, Business Development Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Account Management, Customer Service Advisor and Customer Service Executive may also be considered.