Account Manager - Remote Working - Term Time Only

Do you have client relationship or sales experience, ideally within the education or public sectors?

OR

Are you a Bid Coordinator or Bid Manager looking for a new challenge?

Are you looking for a part-time role working from home with great support and team meetings?

Do you live within an hour of Bedford, with your own transport?

If so, our rapidly expanding client that works within the procurement and education sector is keen to hear from you!

This role is offering part-time term time only hours working 18-20 hours per week Monday - Friday - 39 weeks per year.

The company:

Our client has grown significantly in the last 9 years, providing a unique procurement framework for the public sector, which includes IT-related solutions for Schools, Universities, Colleges, Councils, and the NHS.

They take care of all compliance by streamlining the process while dealing with over 200 pre-approved suppliers for their needs. This can include simple hardware requests through to complex IT Support for a multi-sited trust.

The Role:

Working remotely, you will be dealing with incoming enquiries from a variety of organisations who have either been recommended or have identified that our client offers exactly what they need - IT Hardware, IT Software, or IT Services.

This is not a hard sales role; all incoming enquiries are genuine and it is all about building relationships.

Following a process, you will deliver the best IT-based solutions, using existing or new suppliers to provide what the client needs while recommending any other relevant products or services.

Our client offers fantastic training and ongoing support so you will be confident in guiding clients through the process, ensuring they get exactly what they need, are fully compliant, and work within their budget.

Being able to converse with a variety of clients over the phone and via video calls is key; this role is all about relationships and not hard sales.

While the role is fully remote, there are monthly meetings in Bedford as well as scheduled socials!

The Person:

The ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of sales and customer relationship experience, ideally dealing with business-to-business sectors. Exposure to the Education or Public Sectors is beneficial but not essential.

Experience dealing with tenders, mini competitions, benchmarking, or direct awards is an advantage.

We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic go-getter, full of ambition to develop their career.

You will be working within a Customer Engagement Team of 9 people, with excellent training and support available from day one!

Working hours are flexible, typically 8 hours per day between 8:30 am - 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

Our client offers a great opportunity to grow within their business; their offering is unique in the marketplace, and they are a very friendly and caring organisation to work for.

The starting salary for this role will be competitive with an annual company bonus, plus benefits and genuine career advancement.

If you have the client relationship or sales skills we are looking for and live within an hour of Bedford, APPLY NOW in complete confidence or contact Dominic Quirke at Advancing People directly.

Advancing People - The Recruitment Specialist

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