A rare opportunity to work for an innovative organisation has arisen in the Swindon area, working two days from home three days office, as a Business Development / Account Manager.

The role will involve:

• Developing relationships with prospective clients and their 3rd parties
• Keeping in regular contact with clientele - developing in to sales opportunities
• Full understanding the client's needs and motivation for finding a new supplier
• Visiting sites and existing stores to source necessary information
• Coordinating the return to the client - ( costings, drawings, prototype)
• Responding to and handling sales leads
• Working with internal teams, including the estimating team, regarding pricing
• Working with our key suppliers and designers on pricing, obtaining samples, prototyping etc
• Working with the project managers re prototype installation / presentation needed

Essentials

• Proven track record of relationship building with clients, suppliers and internal staff
• Proven track record of converting sales
• Excellent communication skills, liaising at all levels
• Ability / willingness to travel (must have full Uk driving licence and access to a vehicle)
• High IT literacy
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to understand construction drawings and technical product drawings

Beneficial also, but not essential:

• Experience experience working with large international retailers / experience working with commercial interior design agencies
• Estimating / pricing experience

Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus Christnas and New Year off
• Bonus
• Car allowance
• Company pension

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.