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Senior Sales Executive / Account Manager at Haymarket
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Brand/Title Description
Haymarket has its heart and soul in publishing and media. Since the company was founded over half a century ago, Haymarket has always prided itself on being a highly creative business, with an unrelenting focus on the quality of our products and our people. Our philosophy has always been quite simple: only by having the highest quality individuals can you produce the highest quality products, combining the best in content, design, production and customer services.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /-->
Third Sector remains pre-eminent in the voluntary and not-for-profit community. The recruitment team offers solutions to help charities and NFP organisations acquire much-needed talent across our print and digital platforms – Third Sector, ThirdSector.co.uk and ThirdSectorJobs.
This year brings fresh and exciting challenges. Armed with the strength of our brand and a robust growth plan, we are looking for an excellent salesperson to drive the development of our key accounts.
These include some of the best-known charities in the industry – Save the Children, Cancer Research <!--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /-->UK, Macmillan, British Red Cross, The National Trust…the list goes on. Great causes in need of great talent, our key account handler will be responsible for providing them with creative, effective recruitment solutions in line with our ambitious sales plan.
Person Specification
This role would suit either a current Account Manager or talented Senior Sales Executive able to demonstrate the skills below. For the right person, we would be willing to take on a candidate as a Senior Sales Executive, with the view to developing them into an Account Manager in the role.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /-->
This is a hugely significant role to the Third Sector brand, and therefore to the larger Recruitment division. You will be aiming to constantly grow your network of relevant contacts in each organisation, and you will be responsible for strategically growing revenues and market share across each of your accounts. Subject to support from your sales manager, you will be fully involved in the sales planning, reporting, and forecasting process.
In essence you will be a champion of the key accounts group, taking total responsibility for getting under the skin of our market, and bringing your own flair and energy to this hugely exciting role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the skills below:
- You will be a proven sales person, with a track record of managing effective account growth;
- You lead by example, demonstrating a high level of output and work ethic, inspiring junior colleagues;
- You will demonstrate the ability to sell creative print / online advertising solutions (e.g. content site MPUs, leaderboards, sponsorship, or other commercial solutions)
- You will demonstrate an ability to get under the skin of a market, enhancing the sophistication of your sell;
- You will be extremely comfortable selling in a face-to-face environment, and will have demonstrated strong presenting skills;
- You will have excellent standards of written and verbal communication – in proposals, on the phone, and in meetings – which reflect creditably on the brand;
- You will have excellent time management skills;
- You will have a positive, can-do attitude – vital to our team dynamic and to successfully reaching our sales plan objectives
How To Apply
Haymarket is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all areas of the community.
If you are interested in applying for this position please click the ‘Apply Here’ button below!
For an informal discussion about the position, please call Alex Hay (Sales Manager) on 0208 267 4719.
