Account Management·Confirmed live in the last 24 hours·
Full-timeBristol, UKNo salary listed
About the Job
Requirements
Strong organisation, planning and prioritisation skills; attention to detail, particularly with CRM, opportunities and commercial information.
Confident written and verbal communication skills and comfort engaging directly with customers.
Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Commercial awareness and an interest in sales and business development.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, follow up actions, solve problems analytically and pragmatically, and work under pressure in a fast-moving environment.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
Comfort using CRM and sales pipeline management systems.
Ability to work independently and recognise when issues should be escalated.
Interest in developing a career in Account Management, Sales or Business Development.
Responsibilities
Support the Account Manager in the day-to-day management of assigned customer accounts and progress agreed actions, opportunities and customer requests.
Maintain accurate, up-to-date sales funnel and CRM information, including opportunities, values, stages, probability, expected decision dates, customer contacts and next actions.
Track opportunities through the sales process and highlight overdue actions, stalled opportunities, upcoming customer decisions and information needed to progress opportunities.
Support preparation and maintenance of sales forecasts, working with Operations and other functions to validate expected revenue, start dates and resource requirements.
Support preparation, maintenance and quarterly review of account plans, including customer stakeholder maps, opportunities, strategic objectives, competitor information and agreed actions.
Develop relationships with customer contacts and act as a point of contact for routine commercial, administrative and account-related enquiries.
Coordinate customer meetings and, where appropriate, attend alongside the Account Manager; capture actions, decisions and follow-up requirements and ensure they are completed.
Contact customers where appropriate to progress actions, obtain information, arrange meetings and support opportunity development.
Coordinate inputs for customer RFQs, RFPs, tenders and proposals, ensuring submission requirements and deadlines are understood.
Assist in producing customer-facing proposals, presentations, capability statements and other sales collateral to the required quality and timescale.
Gather information, maintain pricing records and coordinate internal approvals for pricing and commercial activities; final commercial decisions and authorised approvals remain with the Account Manager.
Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Recruitment, Finance and other functions to communicate customer requirements and upcoming opportunities.
Prepare information for weekly sales meetings, including funnel status, opportunity movements, key actions, customer activity, risks and forecast changes.
Maintain account action trackers and follow up with owners to ensure activities are completed within required timescales.
Monitor assigned customers and relevant market sectors for news, organisational changes, programmes, contract awards and other developments that may create opportunities or risks.
Maintain customer stakeholder maps and contact information, identifying relationship gaps and opportunities to broaden engagement.
Support account-based campaigns, events and targeted customer communications with the Account Manager and Marketing function.
Support and, where appropriate, attend industry events, exhibitions and trade shows.
Attend customer sites where appropriate, supporting the Account Manager and developing independent customer relationships.
Maintain accurate customer, contact, opportunity and commercial information in company systems so account records provide a current view of activity.
Identify issues or risks affecting customers or opportunities, escalate them appropriately and support the Account Manager in coordinating resolution.
Identify improvements to account management processes, reporting, CRM data quality and sales-function efficiency.
Support other Business Development team members as needed to achieve sales and business objectives.
As experience and capability develop, take increasing ownership of smaller opportunities, customer relationships or defined areas of an account, progressing toward an Account Manager position.
Undertake additional activities reasonably required to support achievement of sales and account objectives.
Desired Qualifications
Experience within engineering, aerospace, defence, manufacturing or technical services.
Overview Reporting to the Account Manager (and ultimately the Business Development Director), the Account Management Coordinator will support the day-to-day management and development of assigned customer accounts.
The role will provide commercial, sales and operational coordination to enable the Account Manager to focus on customer relationships, opportunity development and revenue growth.
The Account Management Coordinator will help maintain an accurate sales funnel, coordinate customer and internal actions, support bids and proposals, maintain account information and ensure opportunities are progressed effectively through the business.
The role requires someone who is highly organised, commercially minded, proactive and comfortable communicating with customers and internal stakeholders. It also provides an excellent development opportunity for an individual looking to progress into an Account Manager role.
Key Responsibilities
Account Management Support: Support the Account Manager in the day-to-day management of assigned customer accounts, ensuring agreed actions, opportunities and customer requests are progressed efficiently.
Funnel & CRM Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date sales funnel and CRM information, including opportunities, values, stages, probability, expected decision dates, customer contacts and next actions.
Opportunity Tracking: Track opportunities through the sales process, proactively highlighting overdue actions, stalled opportunities, upcoming customer decisions and information required to progress opportunities.
Forecasting Support: Support the Account Manager in preparing and maintaining sales forecasts, working with Operations and other functions to validate expected revenue, start dates and resource requirements.
Account Planning: Support the preparation, maintenance and quarterly review of account plans, including customer stakeholder maps, opportunities, strategic objectives, competitor information and agreed actions.
Customer Engagement: Develop relationships with appropriate customer contacts and act as a point of contact for routine commercial, administrative and account-related enquiries.
Customer Meetings: Coordinate customer meetings and, where appropriate, attend alongside the Account Manager. Capture actions, decisions and follow-up requirements and ensure these are progressed to completion.
Proactive Customer Contact: Make direct contact with customers where appropriate to progress actions, obtain information, arrange meetings and support opportunity development.
Bid & Proposal Coordination: Support the Account Manager with customer RFQs, RFPs, tenders and proposals, coordinating inputs from Operations, Engineering and other functions and ensuring submission requirements and deadlines are clearly understood.
Proposal Preparation: Assist in producing customer-facing proposals, presentations, capability statements and other sales collateral to the required quality and timescale.
Commercial Support: Support pricing and commercial activities by gathering relevant information, maintaining pricing records and coordinating internal approvals. The Account Manager remains accountable for final commercial decisions and authorised approvals.
Internal Coordination: Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Recruitment, Finance and other functions to ensure customer requirements and upcoming opportunities are clearly communicated and understood. Sales Meeting Preparation: Prepare information required for weekly sales meetings, including funnel status, opportunity movements, key actions, customer activity, risks and forecast changes.
Action Management: Maintain account action trackers and proactively follow up with owners to ensure agreed activities are completed within the required timescales.
Customer Intelligence: Monitor assigned customers and relevant market sectors to identify news, organisational changes, programmes, contract awards and other developments that could create opportunities or risks.
Stakeholder Mapping: Maintain customer stakeholder maps and contact information, helping identify gaps in relationships and opportunities to broaden engagement across the customer organisation.
Marketing Support: Work with the Account Manager and Marketing function to support account-based campaigns, events and targeted customer communications.
Trade Shows & Events: Support and, where appropriate, attend industry events, exhibitions and trade shows such as the Farnborough International Airshow.
Customer Visits: Attend customer sites where appropriate, supporting the Account Manager and progressively developing independent customer relationships.
Data Quality: Ensure customer, contact, opportunity and commercial information is accurately maintained within company systems and that account records provide a clear and current view of activity. Problem Resolution: Proactively identify issues or risks affecting customers or opportunities, escalate them appropriately and support the Account Manager in coordinating resolution.
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve account management processes, reporting, CRM data quality and the overall efficiency of the sales function.
Team Support: Support other members of the Business Development team when required to help achieve overall sales and business objectives.
Development into Account Management: As experience and capability develop, take increasing ownership of smaller opportunities, customer relationships or defined areas of an account, providing a structured progression towards an Account Manager position.
Additional Responsibilities Undertake additional activities as reasonably required by the business to support achievement of sales and account objectives.
Attributes
Positive, proactive “can-do” attitude
Excellent organisation, planning and prioritisation skills
Strong attention to detail, particularly around CRM, opportunities and commercial information
Confident communicator with good written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable engaging directly with customers
Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Commercially aware with an interest in sales and business development
Able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
Persistent in following up actions and driving activities to completion
Analytical and pragmatic approach to problem solving
Quick learner and highly self-motivated
Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-moving environment
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
Comfortable using CRM and sales pipeline management systems
Able to work independently while understanding when issues should be escalated
Interest in developing a career in Account Management, Sales or Business Development
Experience within engineering, aerospace, defence, manufacturing or technical services would be advantageous but is not essential
Measures of Success Success in the role would be demonstrated through:
CRM accuracy: opportunities and customer records are current and actionable.
Funnel discipline: opportunities have clear next actions, owners and expected decision points.
Follow-through: customer and internal actions are captured and closed promptly.
Bid support: proposals and tender activities are coordinated effectively and submitted on time.
Forecast quality: Account Managers have reliable information available for forecasting.
Customer engagement: increasing ability to independently manage routine customer interactions.
Account Manager leverage: reducing the administrative and coordination burden on the Account Manager, allowing more time for customer engagement and opportunity creation.
Progression: increasing ownership of customers and opportunities as commercial capability develops.