Account Manager
- Posted 08 August 2018
- Salary Up to £45,000
- LocationGuildford
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Energy Procurement
- ReferenceAM32
- Contact NameTom Brookes
Job description
This Account Manger position is an exciting opportunity to join an energy consultancy who are looking to change the TPI market with a disruptive technology platform.
The Client:
The Green Recruitment Company are working alongside a leading medium-sized energy consultancy in their search for an Account Manager. The consultancy provides commercial energy procurement; managing clients’ risk to ensure transparency and reliability. This award-winning company serves blue chip clients across the UK and boasts an impressive client retention rate.
The Role:
This Account Manager role focuses on managing and servicing the commercial relationship with existing large and multi-site clients. Working in a rapidly expanding and ever-evolving industry, the focus of this role is to secure long-term client revenues. A successful candidate would proactively contact clients to maintain a high level of service and help to identify further business opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
- Responsibility for the full tender process from engaging clients to negotiating with suppliers and presenting recommendations.
- Maximising revenue across portfolios.
- Account management of a portfolio of electricity and gas clients.
- Up-selling additional energy services to our existing client base.
- Clients meets to promote business opportunities.
- Developing and maintaining a network of clients.
The Individual:
We expect that the candidate will have ~3-5 years of professional experience within the energy industry, preferably in a client facing role.
Any successful candidate will be expected to possess the following…
- Experience managing accounts for multiple I&C clients.
- Strong communication and negotiating skillset.
- Good organisation skills.
- Articulate and with the ability to build constructive relationships and garner interest on the telephone.
- Confidence working independently and in a team.
- The ability to be flexible and show initiative when working under pressure.
- Comfortable managing long-term relationships at all levels, gaining respect and credibility quickly.
- Good IT skills.