Sales Account Manager

Are you a commercially minded sales professional who thrives on building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and delivering tangible business growth?

We're partnering exclusively with a market-leading financial services organisation to recruit a Sales Account Manager for their expanding sales team in Manchester.

This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's most respected and established blue-chip businesses, operating at the forefront of its sector. With a reputation built on innovation, customer excellence, and long-term investment in its people, this organisation offers genuine career development, outstanding benefits, and a highly supportive culture.

The Opportunity

As a Sales Account Manager, you'll be responsible for managing, retaining, and developing a portfolio of business partners while identifying and converting new opportunities across your territory.

This is a relationship-led, insight-driven sales role where you'll work closely with customers to understand their business objectives, identify growth opportunities, and provide commercially valuable solutions that help them achieve sustainable success.

You'll become a trusted advisor, building long-term partnerships through meaningful conversations, market insight, and exceptional customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities of a Sales Account Manager

Develop and grow a portfolio of existing business accounts

Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers

Identify opportunities to increase revenue, penetration, and customer engagement

Deliver consultative, insight-led sales conversations

Generate and convert new business opportunities

Manage a structured sales pipeline through CRM systems

Analyse market and customer data to identify growth opportunities

Collaborate with internal teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes

Negotiate effectively and influence stakeholders at all levels

Ensure all activity is completed in line with regulatory and compliance standards

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who have

Proven experience in account management, business development, or consultative sales

A track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets

Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills

Experience managing multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously

Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities

Confidence using CRM systems and sales data to drive performance

A proactive, resilient, and commercially focused mindset

Experience within automotive, motor finance, financial services, or a regulated sales environment would be highly advantageous, although we're equally interested in strong relationship-led sales professionals from other sectors.

What's in it for You?

Salary & Bonus

£35,000 Basic Salary

£15,000 On-Target Earnings

Hybrid Working

35-hour working week

3 days office-based

2 days home-based

Benefits Package

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Excellent training, development and progression opportunities

Why Apply?

Opportunities with organisations of this calibre don't come around often.

You'll be joining a financially strong, highly respected market leader that genuinely invests in its people, offers excellent work-life balance through hybrid working, and provides a clear pathway for career progression.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine commercial impact while developing your career with one of the UK's leading businesses, we'd love to hear from you.