Account Manager £31,000pa plus £4,000 Car Allowance Hybrid/Aylesford, Kent KCS Education are looking for an enthusiastic Account Manager to drive their future growth by owning and growing a portfolio of customer accounts in the Education sector. As this is a target driven role, the successful candidate will need to be tenacious and have the ability to win new business and an understanding of the customer sales cycle. In return we will offer you 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays Never work a birthday again You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish Generous discount scheme, including gym and retail. Life assurance cover Health cash plan initiative A culture of progression and development Plus many more perks Key duties – Manage, grow and own a portfolio of Educational Establishments involving a mixture of sales visits and calls to customers across the South East Actively promote products and services to increase revenue sales and seek opportunities Negotiate with customers on their full product portfolio to grow the adoption of more product ranges Use and update company IT systems such as our ZOHO CRM with accurate data entry to include activity logging, customer information and quotations Able to deal with requests from our customer base with ownership. To include liaising with internal departments and colleagues What we need from you Proven Account Management experience is essential, winning new business both in person and remotely Previous experience working with a wide range of products and services in a volume-activity business Able to confidently to work and travel independently Able to negotiate, deliver benefit statements and demonstrate best value to customers Able to effectively ask questions to understand and assess customer needs in order to deliver solutions About KCS Education KCS Education are experts in sourcing, managing and creating the products and services required to run schools, nurseries or public sector organisations across the UK. They are committed to delivering outstanding customer service, with a team of over 100 specialists who work with their customers from finding the right products, answering product queries to arranging special deliveries and providing general product advice and support. About Commercial Services Group Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally. CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 28 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more.