Account Manager Desk Based

**Account Manager - Artex - Office Based - Applicants preferably to based in or around Ruddington**

At Saint-Gobain people matter to us, and we try to show that every day. As part of this, our aim is to create an enterprising and innovative working environment, where you have the opportunity to learn new skills, and develop your career. **_Did you know we have been awarded top UK & Global Employer 7 Years Running?_**

**_Artex is a leading distributor of some of the UK's must have construction brands. Offering a diverse choice of over 500 trade and DIY products._**

**_We've been supplying customers of all shapes and sizes for over 80 years and now tailor our offering to match the needs of merchants, decorator centres and DIY stores across the UK._**

**_As part of our flexible delivery service, customers can order from as little as a single pallet. Whether that's a full pallet of a single product, or a mixed pallet of products from across the range. We also offer the Gyproc Express service forsingle parcel of products for small and speedy orders. _**

The successful applicant will be developing and delivering upon fantastic customer relationships within their geographical area (South East).

Reporting to the Head of Trade Sales the role is primarily desk based from our Ruddington Office but with a dynamic element, in order to engage with customers across an agreed territory & in support of the Regional Business Development Manager or Head ofTrade Sales

**What skills and experience are we looking for?**

You will be Identifying and qualifying opportunities through business conversations, generating enquiries and improving sales over the phone and in person, when agreed by the Head of Trade Sales.
- Create and deliver upon a call plan for a set geographic territory to assist in growing sales to their customer segment & region working in collaboration with the Business Development Manager and Head of Trade Sales.
- Generate business opportunities from the set account base & prospects, recording all contact points in CRM
- Providing a dedicated point of contact; owning the customer relationship, through having a comprehensive knowledge of the customers' account
- Work closely with the Business Development Manager to optimise opportunities and deliver the business plan as set by the Head of Trade Sales
- Take a proactive approach to building relationships and engaging with customers making the customer feel supported both remotely and during the pre-agreed and well planned field sales visits
- Gather customer insight on price and competitor activity, providing feedback to the Head of Trade Sales alongside pricing recommendations
- Reviewing customers' order history and advising on how to optimise orders, including cross selling, up-selling and link selling as appropriate
- Analysing information on buying history and spend patterns to make recommendations to the Customer, Business Development Manager & Head of Trade Sales to capitalise on opportunities for increased sales

'Making the world a better home' - Saint-Gobain's purpose, we have a history spanning more than 350 years and have a responsibility to address the major challenged faced by humanity. We are on a journey to make the world a beautiful and sustainable placeto live and have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

**Flexible packages designed for you**

We know employees value different things more than others. As well as a great range of standard benefits we understand circumstances in life also change so flexibility through these changes is important. We give employees the ability to change and altertheir package to match their needs. This flexibility is self-administered through our on-line employee hub called bubble (Winner UK & Ireland 'Best Flexible Benefits Plan' award at the Employee Benefits Awards 2020)

**Are Artex and Saint-Gobain an inclusive employer?**

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland is home to some of the best known and respected companies in the construction sector including Jewson, British Gypsum, Isover, Weber and Pasquill. We manufacture and distribute materials and solutions, which are key ingredientsin the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all.

We are an equal opportunities employer, we embrace diversity and are on a mission to make our organisation inclusive and accessible to all, we believe that working in a diverse business can be more enjoyable, teams can be more innovative, and make betterdecisions. We already employ many fantastic people from diverse backgrounds, but we still want to do more.

We want to be a business that you'll be proud to work for; one that is committed to improving people's daily life, being responsible, doing the right thing, and to preserving the environment by embedding sustainability in all our businesses.