account manager London, England
Job description
Established in 1988, Spitfire are a leading owner managed medium sized internet and telecommunications service
provider. We are one of the select few in the UK to have our own core network. We provide innovative Internet,
Cloud, IP telephony and IoT solutions to over 5,500 business customers, many of whom are famous brand
names. With emphasis on engineering skills and industry leading customer service, we aim to build long term
business relationships.
We are currently looking for graduates with the drive and determination to succeed in a dynamic sales team to
enrol on our industry leading training programme. Located in London this is a fantastic opportunity to join an
exciting technology company in a fast-moving industry and build a long-term high earning career.
Earn a highly competitive starting salary of £30,000 in London, with additional commission and bonuses leading to
an OTE of up to £40,000 in the first year in London.
You can expect this to increase to £36,500 with an £46,000 OTE in year 2 (London).
In your third year you can expect to earn £50,000 plus.
You will start your first year with a comprehensive training programme where you will receive in-depth technical
and sales training, including working towards gaining your CISCO CCNA certification. This is a challenging graduate
role with responsibility for managing customer’s technical requirements from a very early stage and so successful
candidates will be able to apply themselves right from the off. You will be trained with all the skills needed to start
making business to business sales to a broad range of Small to Medium Enterprise customers.
This is an outstanding first step for a high achieving graduate candidate who is career motivated and looking for
their first technology sales role. You will have at least a 2.1 in a STEM, IT, computer science, business, economics,
geography / geology, or similarly intellectually challenging degree subject. Engaging to talk to, you enjoy mastering
a subject and then applying your knowledge accurately to make a difference in the workplace.
Location: London, SW9
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40-hour week, permanent full time
- Grow and cross sell Spitfire’s products into new customers and existing customer base via telephone and
- Meet and exceed set sales targets and sales activities
- Identify sales opportunities within the existing base in order to capitalise on maximum sales growth
- Understand and keep abreast of competition, their issues, products and pricing
- Provide support and day-to-day account management to allocated customers
- Assist other departments in resolving customer issues to help retain clients
- Prepare written presentations, customer demonstrations, costs saving analyses, and product quotations
- Record all sales leads and manage these on a day-to-day basis
- Update and provide accurate sales order and forecasting figures
- As a company we provide our Engineering Account Managers with structured engineering, technical and
- Our Sales teams enjoy regular motivational competitions and incentive schemes
- We believe that everyone plays a part in contributing to the success of our business, and therefore we
- All graduates obtain professional engineering qualifications, which are widely recognised and allow them
- Our offices are modern and open plan with fantastic views towards the City of London
- We also provide Permanent Health Insurance after two years continuous employment
- Access to our Employee Wellbeing assistance service.
- The opportunity after a successful probation period to work from home up to 50% of the week.
- Successful applicants will be eligible to apply for a rental deposit loan
Our sales team is primarily made up of graduates who have developed their careers with Spitfire, and whilst they
like to work hard, they also like to socialise regularly visiting nearby pubs and playing various team sports.
Please apply for this job at [email protected] if you meet the minimum requirements and we will get back to you
for an initial conversation before scheduling the first interview.
Your CV must include all your education from GCSEs to your most recent qualifications, note the subject, grades
and dates attained and which institutions you attended. There must be no unexplained gaps on your CV.
If you do not hear back from us, then you have been unsuccessful in your application.
