Regional Account Manager

Regional Account Manager Location: Reading & Oxford About the Role We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Regional Account Manager to be responsible for securing fire detection and electronic security installation projects across a defined territory by developing and strengthening relationships with regional clients. You will lead the sales cycle and company relationships as well as carrying out building surveys and system design with innovation and adaptability. For large and sophisticated projects, we can provide full support with surveyors, designers, and estimators.  How you will do it   Reporting to Regional Sales Manager, the Regional Account Manager will work with key contacts in the Education, healthcare, industrial and large commercial sectors Building opportunities to bid on projects and present technical information to board level. You will handle leads and drive sales performance using Salesforce. For large or sophisticated proposals an Estimator / Technical Bid Manager will be available to support. Key objectives are pipeline growth and conversion improvement, working in collaboration with the team to drive growth against a defined sales target.

Competitive salary and company car & commission.  Paid holidays and sick pay  Comprehensive benefits package including pension, life assurance, employee assistance program, employee referral scheme, employee discounts including high street brands, cycle 2 work scheme and discount on Johnson Controls security products  Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities with outstanding resources available  Encouraging and collaborative team environment  Career development through various career ladders including Customer Service  Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy  Access to business resource groups  Training on our company values  Company vehicle and IT equipment to complete all jobs  What we look for   Previous success in account management, specification sales or project sales in a technical sector.  Experience of business-to-business technical solutions sales.  Ability to function independently.  Excellent communication skills: ability to use resources and engage operational departments to ensure high levels of customer service.  Ability to develop and expand relationships through an organisation.  Ability to build successful plans and bring teams together for mutual benefit.  Full UK driving licence.  If yes, then we'd love to hear from you!  Preferred   We ideally like our regional account managers to be able to survey buildings and design fire and/or security systems along with experience with CRMs, Salesforce.com. However, as a market leader with strong technical and sales teams we are happy to provide training for strong individuals who are willing to learn!  #LI-MH1   #LI-Hybrid