Position: ICT Sales Executive
Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire
Salary: 16 - 20k dependent on experience + bonus OTE 30k
Job type: Permanent

WebAnywhere is one of the fastest growing education businesses in Yorkshire and has just setup an office in America. Based in the centre of Keighley near the train station WebAnywhere employs 50 staff and offers software as a service solutions to UK schools.

As an account manager at WebAnywhere, you'll assume responsibility for a number of advertising accounts, oversee the work of account executives and be a key person in charge of budgets and administration.

The work varies but usually involves:

• Managing a portfolio of school accounts
• Dealing with all aspects of a campaign
• Using an existing network of industry contacts to generate new business Leading and training other members of the account team
• Managing the work of account executives
• Leading project management activity
• Ensuring necessary actions are undertaken by the account team
• Building a 'territory'
• Achieving sales targets
• Delivering sales presentations to high-level executives
• Attending client meetings
• Maintaining and expanding relationships with existing clients
• Completing administrative work, as required.

Hours and Environment

Your working day will typically include longer hours than the usual 8-5, although weekend working is rare. In fact, the working day is usually at least nine hours and there is the expectation that people will stay on or start early for as long as it takes to meet deadlines.

You will be office-based but will also travel to meet clients.
Skills and Interests

To be a successful account manager you'll need:

• Good spoken and written communication skills
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills
• Confidence, tact and a persuasive manner
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Good 'people skills', for working with a range of colleagues and clients
• The ability to lead and motivate a team
• A willingness to work long hours, often under pressure
• A professional manner
• Good business sense and the ability to work to budgets.

Training

As an account manager, you will already have a range of relevant skills. You may also be able to work towards further qualifications from the professional associations, such as:

• IPA Excellence Diploma, for middle managers with at least three to five years' experience
• Communication Advertising and Marketing Education Foundation (CAM) Diploma in Marketing Communications - for this you will need a degree or equivalent, or at least two years' relevant work experience.

You can also take short courses to help keep your knowledge and skills up to date throughout your career.
With experience, you could progress to become an account director and ultimately board director.

On site canteen and gym is available to all members of staff plus free car parking.

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to careers@webanywhere.co.uk.