The Client:

The Green Recruitment Company are working alongside a leading 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.
• Manging and developing a team of 3 bureau staff.

The Individual:

We expect that the candidate will have ~2-5 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 within the energy space.
• Back office/ bureau knowledge.
• 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.