Due to the significant growth of the Northern Ireland Public Sector business Version 1 is keen to recruit an experienced Account manager to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Account Manager looking for a new challenge, and the opportunity to work with large scale clients.

You will develop an existing portfolio of customer accounts across the public sector in a way that delivers sales and growth targets, maximises revenue whilst delivering the highest level of customer service.

The role will be part of a successful team focused on Public Sector opportunities. The team is made up of sales people, who generate new opportunities and/or lead on responses to large government tenders and Account Managers who manage opportunities into the existing customer base.

The successful candidate will have a number of elements to their role:

• Communicating to clients clearly and addressing their concerns and resolving any conflicts that arise 
• Raising clients’ business concerns and needs to the company’s management
• Negotiating and closing business contracts with existing and new clients 
• Delivering sales pitch to prospective clients
• Preparing and presenting business and account updates to the company’s management and clients
• Monitoring the budget of the client, explaining costs or expenditures and discussing new terms if necessary
• Following up with clients to ensure they are satisfied with Version 1 services
• Contributing information to sales strategies by assessing current results, monitoring competitive products, assessing needs to be filled and analysing customer reactions.