Senior Account Manager

Office
Asda
Grocery

At CPM, we pride ourselves on innovation, service delivery, and client satisfaction. As a leading player in our industry, we are seeking a talented Senior Account Manager within Experiential and Sampling for a key Client within our business.
 
Ideal Location:  Leeds, United Kingdom, LS2

Salary: £55- 61K DOE  

Working Hours:  Monday – Friday 9 – 5.30 (37.5 hours a week)  
 
As the Senior Account Manager you will be the senior contact of experiential and sampling within our retailer clients business, taking care of all senior level client relationships and delivering excellent service levels both yourself and via your team. Using this insight, coupled with your exceptional communication skills and sales acumen, you will build and maintain strong, lasting relationships.  

 Key Responsibilities: 

  • Set the strategy and vision for developing and improving our proposition to brands and retailers, identifying opportunities to improve what we do.
  • Be a respected and valued expert to our clients by keeping abreast of latest industry developments and making recommendations that deliver meaningful improvements.
  • Be digital first in your approach to drive forwards our digital innovation supporting our strategy.
  • Build our capability and credibility to deliver business intelligence and insights to clients that help them to understand the value of our activations.
  • Develop, produce and present engaging proposals.
  • Endure high standards by holding to account broader teams to successfully deliver client campaigns.
  • Drive and deliver the commercials.
  • Develop new business opportunities within your own client and beyond.

Requirements:  

  • Retail or agency background ideally within shopper marketing.
  • Experience in activation within previous roles e.g. sampling, experiential or events.
  • A creative thinker who can breakdown a client brief/objectives and propose brilliant solutions.
  • Strong client handling skills and experience managing clients at mid level.
  • Amazing people skills with the ability to build rapport and influence internal teams.
  • Commercially astute, good with numbers and able to demonstrate a capability to deliver commercial plans.

 What’s in it for you?   

We recognise that people are the key to our success. That’s why we heavily invest in great perks and excellent career development opportunities. Some of the key perks include:  

  • Salary up to £61k basic DOE  
  • Private medical insurance 
  • Company related bonus. 
  • £490 per month car allowance  
  • 26 days, increasing 1 day a year up to 31. 
  • Hybrid working   
  • Option to buy/ sell holiday  
  • Company pension scheme - 3% employer contributions  
  • Reward and recognition program   
  • Once you pass probation, you will be eligible for additional company discount perks, e.g. Family Attractions, Travel, etc.  

Travel: You must be prepared to undertake national coverage in support of client/ business needs and have flexibility and willingness to work away from home occasionally. 

CPM values diversity and is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents encompassing various backgrounds, skills, and capabilities. Our collaborative environment fosters the sharing and celebration of great ideas and achievements.