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Horticultural Account Manager
Grow Your Sales Career with a Market-Leading Horticultural Business
I'm recruiting on behalf of a highly respected business within the UK amenity horticulture sector, seeking an ambitious and relationship-focused Account Manager to join its growing sales team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established organisation with an outstanding reputation for quality, expertise, and customer service. You'll play a key role in driving sales growth, developing long-term client partnerships, and helping deliver ambitious commercial objectives across the UK amenity market.
Better still, the role offers the flexibility of predominantly remote working, with only occasional visits to the office and customer sites, giving you the autonomy to manage your territory whilst benefiting from the support of an experienced and collaborative team.
Why Apply?
- Home-based role with flexibility and autonomy
- Join a successful and highly respected horticultural business
- Work alongside experienced sales professionals and industry experts
- Build relationships with a diverse customer base across the UK amenity sector
- Opportunities for progression and professional development
- Be part of a business with ambitious growth plans and a strong market presence
The Role
As Account Manager, you'll be responsible for developing and managing customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and driving profitable sales growth across the amenity market.
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Working closely with the Sales Manager, Senior Account Manager, and Sales Support team, you'll manage the full sales cycle from enquiry through to order completion, ensuring customers receive exceptional service every step of the way.
This is a consultative sales role where relationship-building is just as important as commercial performance. You'll spend time speaking with clients, understanding their requirements, developing tailored solutions, and creating long-term partnerships that generate sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and develop a portfolio of existing and prospective customer accounts
- Work towards and achieve monthly sales targets and revenue objectives
- Build strong relationships through regular calls, meetings, site visits, and networking activities
- Deliver exceptional customer service and responsive account support
- Generate and convert sales opportunities through effective pipeline management
- Develop tailored strategies for key accounts to maximise commercial opportunities
- Host customer visits, inspections, and product selection sessions where required
- Produce regular reports on sales performance, pipeline activity, and customer engagement
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across sales, support, and operational teams to deliver the best possible customer experience
About You
We're keen to speak with ambitious sales professionals who enjoy building relationships, delivering results, and working in a customer-focused environment.
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You may already be an:
- Account Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Territory Sales Manager
- Internal Sales Executive
To be successful, you'll likely have:
- Strong commercial awareness and a track record of achieving targets
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- A solution-focused mindset with excellent negotiation skills
- Confidence working independently within a remote environment
Experience within the amenity, landscaping, horticultural, arboricultural, construction, or related sectors would be highly advantageous.
Package
- £28,000 - £42,000 salary depending on experience
- Predominantly home-based role
- Flexible working environment
- Ongoing training and development
- Opportunity to work within a highly respected and growing sector
- Genuine career progression opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
Apply Today
If you're a driven Account Manager who enjoys building relationships, developing new business, and delivering exceptional customer experiences, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving business with an excellent reputation and exciting growth ambitions.
Interested? For an informal chat, please call Emily on 01780 480530, email emily@morepeople.co.uk, or message me on LinkedIn. Don't worry if your CV isn't up to date, just send what you have already, and we can sort the rest later.
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