IT Sales Executive / Sales Account Manager

There is now a vacancy for an IT SALES EXECUTIVE / SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER to join a leading IT services company in Maidstone, Kent. As IT SALES EXECUTIVE / SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER you will be offered a salary of c£36,000

You will be joining a well-established and expanding organisation that can offer excellent prospects for career development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initially the role is predominantly office-based (80%) with field sales meetings nationally (20%)
• You will be focused on new business generation from outbound calling (50+ average attempted calls per day)
• Gain and developing national accounts
• Strengthen the company position within established sectors, and break in to less developed sectors
• Retain and develop all accounts won
• Arrange and run meetings
• Produce formal written quotes and tender responses
• Role gradually encompasses more account management as clients are won and retained
• Manage long-term sales cycles rather than quick turnarounds

Candidate Requirements:

• Strong track record in sales and business development
• Experience of business-to-business sales and experience of managing the whole cycle – long-term sales rather than quick turnarounds
• Able to quickly learn and assimilate technical industry knowledge
• Good level of education – ideally degree or A-level qualified, although compensating experience will be considered