Sales Account Manager
CPM are looking for an experienced Sales Account Manager to lead the Asda Experiential programme. This is a client facing position selling benefits of retail media directly into brands and agencies. We are looking for an Account Manager to join us on a full time, permanent basic, starting as soon as possible paying up to £40,000 plus car allowance and bonus.
Ideal Location: Thame, United Kingdom, OX9
Salary: £35-40k p/a plus car allowance and bonus
Benefits include:
- Hybrid working
- Life Assurance (2X salary)
- 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays, with yearly increments to a maximum of 31 days
- Employer pension contribution
- Income protection
- Private Medical Insurance
- Buy/Sell holiday
- Go for it - £60 a year towards a hobby or interest
- Eyecare scheme up to £80 per year
- Discounts and promotions for a huge variety of retailers!
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
As a Sales Account Manager you will take on a key role within our marketing team, tackling all the challenges that come with delivering a sales target, managing a range of clients; running campaigns end to end and being the expert in all aspects of retail experiential marketing. You will be supported by a great team at the CPM Head Office in Thame, working closely with them and our client at Asda in Leeds.
As a Sales Account Manager you will:
- Source new opportunities and contacts through a variety of prospecting methods including social media and industry insights tools
- Account Manage an existing customer base and develop opportunities into booked revenue
- Conduct regular visits to ASDA stores to really get under the skin of your propositions and be fully immersed in the environment
- Write proposals for a variety size of campaigns, with a focus on attention to detail
- Liaise with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Own your campaigns end to end and follow every activation through to completion
What we need from you:
- Minimum 3 years of commercial experience in a new business sales role, within an event or media environment ideally
- Ideally, you’ve had experience in grocery retail or FMCG brands
- Strong negotiation skills and be confident to handle objections
- A solid background in client service and problem-solving including challenging the client when appropriate
- Demonstration of owning and delivering a sales target, including forecasting.
About us at CPM
We are an equal opportunities employer, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities.
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This vacancy is closed to applications.