Account Manager (Cyber Security) - ref. m91978023
Location: Leeds – hybrid, 3 days in the office, 2 at home
Salary: From £28,000 + OTE to £50,000 + commission accelerators
Contract type: Permanent
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About the role
We are looking for an Account Manager to join our sales team in Leeds.
This role will manage around 80 – 90 warm customer accounts and focus on cyber security solutions.
ARO provide best of breed cyber security technologies . We work with our clients in education, public and private sectors to design and implement a wide variety of solutions to meet their ever changing Cyber Security needs.
We work with a number of leading vendors to ensure that we can define, implement, facilitate and support the right solution for our customer's specific requirements. Our account managers are highly trained and self-motivated, enabling them to surpass their personal sales targets, whilst always delivering exceptional service and the ARO message
Please note that this is a Hybrid role with onsite requirement 3 days a week. You must be able to commute to the office and have your own transport.
What you’ll do- Schedule and attend meetings with clients, to discuss project updates and goals.
- Understand and communicate the value proposition to help the customer understand how it will improve their business’s cyber security
- Generate leads and work customers through our consultive customer engagement sales model
- Earn trust and develop relationships with senior executives by displaying knowledge, professionalism and relevance to business issues.
- Account Management- Work with your account base and ensuring that we are their cyber security partner, up-selling/ cross-selling and ensuring that we deliver the best service possible
- Maintain a close relationship with our in-house technical support team to aid with account management and supporting new business opportunities
- Work closely with Marketing and Sales by following up on a variety of sales campaigns.
Requirements
What we are looking for?
Essential
We are looking for someone from a sales or account management background with experience of managing customer accounts and relationships- Proven experience in generating new opportunities and working towards target and KPI's
- Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
- Good phone, prospecting, sales, customer service, and interpersonal skills
- Sharing best practise and constantly working to increase development and knowledge
- An ambitious attitude to succeed and achieve career progression
- Full UK driving license and own car
- A background in Cyber Security sales
Benefits
Who are we?
ARO has 25 years’ experience in Collaboration, Connectivity, Cloud and Infrastructure and Cyber Security services both in the UK and Internationally and has a nationwide presence with offices across the UK.
As one of the UK’s leading independent IT and communication experts our mission is to deliver a seamless technology experience to all end users. To make that vision a reality, we need bright, tenacious and inspiring talent to help drive our performance, growth and achieve this mission.
To make us successful we focus on strong communication, a culture based on fun, trust and collaboration. We have created a modern workplace environment, which is full of engaged, energetic, positive and curious people whose productivity, resilience and wellbeing allow them to thrive.
In 2021 we were awarded the People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award, which celebrates organisations building positive workplace cultures and acting on employee feedback to spark positive change.
Why Work for ARO?
At ARO we are committed to creating an excellent employee experience. Our employees, culture and additional benefits all make ARO a great place to work. Come join us!
We offer a wide range of benefits and incentives to our employees including:
- ‘Design Your Life’ training and development programme
- Flexible working
- Company Pension Scheme and matching contributions
- Company Perks portal
- Private Medical insurance
- Life assurance
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus holiday trading
- Your Birthday off, on us!
- Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme
- ARO Shares after 12 months employment
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Technical Training Academy and E-learning
If even 80% of this matches your experience and attributes, we would be delighted to hear from you.