National Account Manager (Internal applicants only)
National Account Manager (Internal applicants only)
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Job Description
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: ESPO
WorkLocation: Home based (with travel to customers/events as required).
WorkerCategory: Home/Field Based Worker
Salary: Grade(Pro rata for 2.5 days)
WorkingHours: Job share- 18.5 hours in this role.
ContractType: Permanent
Closing Date: 23rd July 2025.
Interview Date(s): 1st August 2025.
- Are you looking for sales career progression in an organisation that is really going places
- Do you want a role with plenty of variety and an opportunity to make an impact on a regional sales territory
About the Role
This is an 18.5 hour job share opportunity and the successful candidate will be responsible for a small team tasked with growing sales across the East and South Eastern region for ESPO.
The customer base will include schools and academy trusts as well as other public sector customers such as local authorities and charities. In addition to managing a customer base of your own you will support your regional team to grow business through effective account management and by targeting suitable new accounts.
You will help prepare annual sales forecasts and annual/monthly coverage plans for your areas and report to the Head of Sales with agreed targets forecasts and plans. Using the Spirit CRM system you will also help to maintain accurate customer contact information and you will also provide market feedback and intelligence for your region and help to ensure that our customers receive a truly excellent customer experience.
About You:
Ideally you will have:
- Proven sales relationship and/or account management experience
- Driving License is essential.
- Proven line management experience.
- Formal sales coaching qualification/courses.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience of helping to prepare sales forecasts and sales targets
- Excellent presentation skills to deliver to customer and specialist groups
- Wed also expect you to shareour commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
- Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
What we offer:
- Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal
- 26days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 31 after 5 years service) and a scheme to buy additional leave.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
- Opportunities for learning development including CIPS/CIM
- Great office location next to Fosse Park with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of ESPO. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact:
Simon Herne
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Styles page on our career site.
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above.For more information see theHow to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Employment Type
Intern
