Job reference: TT1681_1601894273

Head of Account Development

  • Location

    London

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Sector:

    Sales

  • Salary:

    £50000 - £70000 per annum + bonus + car allowance

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

  • Client:

    ManpowerGroup

Head of Account Development

*Please note that this position can be based from anywhere in the UK

ManpowerGroup is a world leader in innovative workforce solutions. Every day, we connect more than 600,000 people to meaningful work across a wide range of skills and industries helping to power the success of clients around the world.

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Account Development to join our successful team based UK Wide.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsibility for the management and guidance of two current National Account Managers
  • As Head of Account Development you will also be responsible for the new business development of national accounts across MPG
  • You will work closely with the ManpowerGroup branch network to ensure efficient delivery into our National Accounts.
  • You will be responsible for liaising regularly with the internal sales teams and CORE teams across the business
  • Maximise sales opportunities and be aware of in-store activities and promotions, category sales and commercial and operational targets.
  • You will have the ability to identify business opportunities to increase brand visibility and presence and in turn drive sale
  • Support in defining budgets, targets and strategy according to annual targets, market trends, launches/promotions & competitors' activities
  • Negotiate the successful execution of the sales, marketing and plan within each account

Experience Required:

  • Previous experience of managing a large or national account
  • Sales Driven- must be willing to partake in new business development of national accounts
  • Proven account management experience specifically negotiating with senior stakeholders within key/national accounts
  • Previous experience of people management through influencing
  • Must have a strong customer and client focus
  • Experience of influencing and negotiating with teams at all levels
  • Demonstrates good networking skills (internally and externally) and actively seeks to use contacts to further their own input, impact and influence
  • Must have a high level of emotional intelligence, be a 'people person' and be extremely positive.

What's in it for you?

  • An excellent base salary + bonus and car allowance
  • Paid holiday and access to our ManpowerGroup Benefits Portal
  • Work for a business that was voted one of the worlds most Ethical
  • Excellent opportunity for career progress
  • Have access to hundreds of available jobs across ManpowerGroup each year
  • A clear and structured career path
  • Work with an excellent, results driven team that are regularly recognised and rewarded for their success.

If you feel this may be the role for you. Please click ' Apply' for immediate consideration.

About ManpowerGroup

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As the world’s workforce expert, ManpowerGroup connects more than 600,000 jobseekers with meaningful work every day, and helps more than 400,000 clients address their critical talent needs each year.

Through our comprehensive family of brands – ManpowerGroup Solutions, Experis, Manpower, Right Management and Brook Street – we deliver innovative workforce solutions to resource, manage and develop talent. By combining global presence and local expertise, we influence how people and companies work now and how they will work in the future. It’s about creating progress, by knowing what’s happening now and what will happen next in the world of work – and sharing it to benefit all.