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Key Account Admin Support role

Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support
Posted a day ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 8PE

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • An exciting opportunity for a Key Account Admin is available within the Internal Sales Team of a large industrial manufacturer based in Blackburn.
  • The role requires a candidate with a strong background in customer service and at least some experience in a customer-focused sales role.
  • Key responsibilities include managing customer relationships, processing orders, and ensuring customer satisfaction while meeting sales targets.
  • The position offers a salary of £27,000 per annum, depending on experience, with a fixed-term contract of six months and the potential for permanent placement.
  • Flexible working shifts are also available, making this a dynamic role for the right candidate.

An exciting role for an Key account admin is available, ideally suited to a candidate with a strong background in customer service, to join the office's Internal Sales Team, reporting also to the Regional Lead. The successful candidate will proactively assist external customers, ensuring all inquiries and orders are handled promptly and satisfactorily.

Client Details

The client we are currently recruiting for are a large industrial manufacturer based in Blackburn, alongside a number of distribution branches Nationwide.

Description

Key responsibilities consist of:

  • Building and maintaining positive relationships with customers
  • Strong order book management to support on-time delivery, including date and block management
  • Issuing regular order book updates to our key accounts
  • Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service
  • Handling customer queries and resolving issues promptly
  • Meeting sales targets set by the management team
  • Identifying sales opportunities and generating leads
  • Accurate maintenance of Salesforce opportunities
  • Processing quotations and orders
  • Follow up quotations
  • Clean order entry and handover to Supply Chain
  • Reporting on sales trends and customer feedback
  • Collaborating with the team to ensure smooth operations
  • Staying updated on product knowledge and industry trends

Profile

A successful Key account admin should have:

  • An educational background in business, sales or a related field
  • Experience in a customer service role
  • Comfortable working in a challenging environment
  • Team player yet self-motivated
  • Ability to work on own initiative and focus to accuracy
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • A proactive approach to sales and customer service
  • Experience within a customer-focused sales role is essential
  • Dynamic approach with good communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Commercially minded, supporting profitability
  • Computer literacy - working knowledge of ERP and CRM systems (i.e. SAP, Salesforce)

Job Offer

  • FTC placement 6 months
  • Permanency offer
  • 27k basic DOE
  • Flexible working shifts

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.