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Account Manager - Permanent - Gateshead
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Account Manager - Gateshead (Permanent)
Are you a people focused Account Manager who thrives on building long term relationships and delivering exceptional customer care?
We're recruiting for a permanent Account Manager to join a well-established, global organisation based in Gateshead. This is an exciting opportunity to join a structured, secure business that genuinely invests in its people and offers long term career progression.
This role offers a blend of account management and warm sales follow up with existing customers - no cold calling. It's ideal for someone who enjoys a relationship led, customer centric environment. Working closely with the Head of Sales - IMEA, you will oversee and develop current client accounts directly.
We genuinely love recruiting for this business. They truly look after their staff and promote a positive, supportive culture across every department. You'll be joining a friendly, welcoming team within a values driven organisation centred around collaboration, integrity, and development.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 (DOE)
- Quarterly bonus scheme (company performance based)
- Profit share bonus scheme
- 36 hour working week
- Flexible start and finish times
- Monday-Thursday: 8:20am - 4:30pm
- Friday: 8:10am - 1:30pm (early finish every week!)
- Work from home Fridays (once fully trained)
- Free on-site parking
Outstanding Benefits Package
- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave
- Additional holiday entitlement for length of service
- Pension scheme: 6% employer / 2% employee
- Life assurance: 3x annual salary
- Health Cash Plan (up to £625 per year for prescriptions, dental & therapies)
- Employee Assistance Programme & 24/7 GP Helpline
- Share Incentive Plan (free shares held in trust for 3 years)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Long service holiday rewards
- Discounts at local attractions & via Smarter Spending App
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Job Overview
The Account Manager is responsible for managing and developing relationships with existing customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction while identifying opportunities to grow and expand accounts.
Acting as the key point of contact for existing customers, you will support the Head of Sales - IMEA in driving regional growth and collaborate closely with internal teams to deliver excellent service and technical support.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively manage and grow allocated, existing customer accounts
- Manage the full sales pipeline via CRM - from lead through to negotiation and close, including preparing quotations
- Generate and qualify new business opportunities with existing customers within your territory
- Meet and exceed agreed targets
- Provide product information and Tier 1 technical support
- Prepare structured account action plans for key accounts
- Track and report on KPIs, producing monthly reports and sales presentations
- Participate in ongoing training and development
- Undertake additional responsibilities as required by the Head of Sales - IMEA
What We're Looking For
- Experience as an Account Manager or similar customer/sales role
- Experience working with technical products
- Strong growth mindset and commercial awareness
- Excellent communication skills across phone, email, and Teams
- CRM and Office 365 proficiency
- Proactive, self motivated, and collaborative approach
- A genuine desire for continuous improvement
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Why Join?
This is a business with low staff turnover, structured progression pathways, and a strong people first culture. They are known for developing their employees and promoting from within.
If you're looking for stability, flexibility, and genuine career development, this is an opportunity well worth exploring.
Please note, due to the high volume of applicants we cannot provide individual feedback. If shortlisted, you will be contacted within 3 working days of sending your CV.
Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.
Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Salary
27000 - 29000 / Year
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