Account Executive - Software

Account Executive - Software - Public Sector

An exciting opportunity has come up for a confident and articulate Account Executive to join a leading global business. As an Account Executive you will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with new and existing clients whilst ensuring the highest levels of customer care is achieved. The role is an office-based role (with 1 day per week home working). Your role will involve; capturing new opportunities, forward planning, customer awareness campaigns and the provision of timely and reliable management information to support business strategy, goals and objectives.
Our client a is the leading applications provider to UK local government for core functions relating to land, people and property, including market leading planning systems and election management software. Over 90% of UK local authorities are now their customers for one or more of the Group's products.

Package

* Competitive £29k-£32k DOE + up to £15k Bonus
* 37.5 hours per week (with some flexible working and 1 day per week home-working)
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Benefits package including private health care
* Pension contribution
* Cycle to work scheme

Account Executive Responsibilities:
* Build and maintain strong, long-lasting client relationships
* Promoting the use and adoption of our clients solutions within your allocated customer base
* Incremental sales of products and services
* Engagement with delivery teams to ensure delivery to agreed timescales
* Ensuring customer retention, working with these customers to further the development in the customer's use of our clients solutions
* Liaison between customers and account managers
* Collaboration with sales team to identify and grow opportunities within territory
* To assist with resolving client requests or issue escalations as needed.
What would make someone successful as a Sales Account Executive?
* An understanding of how software and related services can improve the effectiveness of Public Sector organisations
* A consultative approach, able to influence others to support objectives
* Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders
* Solid experience with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce) and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
* Experience delivering client-focused solutions to customer needs
* Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
* Excellent listening and communication abilities
* An ability to form strong and mutually beneficial business relationships
* A track record of achieving targets, goals, and objectives
* Strong written, listening and oral communication skills
* High level of commitment and passion for achieving levels of service excellence
* Excellent time management.

If this could be you and you are interested in finding out more, please send over your CV....
*Due to expected large volume of applicants, unfortunately we will not be able to reply to every candidate