account manager Leeds, England
Job description
Internal Account Manager
Yorkshire Gas and Power is an energy supplier based in Leeds.
Yorkshire Gas and Power have an opportunity for someone to join our sales team as Account Manager. We want to give someone the opportunity for growth and development within an exciting, fast paced environment. Having just come out he back of a growth run, we are looking for someone to come in and help us deliver a world class service and sales channel.
This is a challenging and diverse role, where an element of admin will be required. We are looking for someone who can enhance our world class service and fit in to a great team. This is a genuine opportunity for the candidate to progress their career along with the exciting growth of YGP.
About You and The Role:
Working in partnership with other internal account managers, the candidate will play a crucial role in continuing the rapid growth of YGP by building and minting relationships with our partners. Using these relationships for tendering gas and electricity supplies of business customers. This will be done through working with your YGP Partners who you will have regular telephone, email and face to face contact with in order to maximise the number of sales. These duties will require strong communication skills and the candidate must be comfortable working to tight schedules in busy periods and enjoy the challenges this can present.
Reporting to the TPI Channel Manager, the candidate will be expected to build rapport with YGP’s partners and consultants. If you lack prior industry experience, you must show a hunger for continuous training and development and a keen interest in learning about the industry. Welcoming and quickly adapting to change in a dynamic business environment is also an essential attribute.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver personal and team sales targets.
- Negotiate gas and electricity supply contracts with partners and customers
- Manage and Develop new and existing TPI partnerships to increase new business. Including managing engagement through telephone and face to face meetings.
- Managing a renewal portfolio for your partners
- Proactively develop and improve propositions with our partners.
- Achieve excellence through delivery of market leading customer service.
- Supporting back office functions in providing aftersales support and customer care.
- Production of bespoke sales quotations and tenders for TPI’s and processing of all sales contracts
- Understand TPI performance – Live rate, consumption, debt, etc.
- Deliver sales plans and provide information into monthly reporting.
- To ensure that all contractual paperwork is completed in a timely manner.
What else – Skills:
- Minimum of 1 year’s experience in an Account Manager or Business Development Manager role;
- Ambitious and driven to be successful is a must
- Great relationship builder
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proficient at communicating up to management.
- Accuracy and attention to detail to a very high standard;
- Quick learner that is ready to help question, develop & improve processes.
Benefits and important points:
- Base salary up to £29,000 + Bonus
- Free onsite parking within fully serviced offices at Thorpe Park Leeds
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Great bonus package
- Regular performance reviews and supported goal setting
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £29,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Canteen
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leeds: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Account management: 1 year (preferred)
- sales: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
