Account Manager

Are you an experienced Customer Account Manager? Do you have a strong technical background in the Aerospace and defence sector?  If so, our client, a leading aerospace manufacturer, is hiring for a Customer Account Manager for their site in Cheltenham. The role will involve supporting the sales team by providing in depth knowledge of the products and assisting with any technical related questions.
 
Customer Account Manager
 
Permanent
Salary – Up to £60k
Monday-Thursday 07:30 – 16:30 with a 12:30 finish on Fridays
Location - Cheltenham
Customer Account Manager

The role of the Customer Account Manager is key to managing customer requirements & expectations, providing detailed technical proposals and ensuring data is communicated to production. A strong knowledge of precision machining and manufacturing methods is key to exceed in this role. The candidate will have a demonstrable track record in managing complex accounts and technical engineering experience.
The expectation of this role is to spend the majority of working time on site unless customer needs require time to be spent at their facility. 
Job title
Essential Experience/Skills/Qualifications

Account Management within Technical solution sales
Project management experience, preferably in a precision engineering or OEM R&D function
Experience of building strong relationships within internal and external stakeholders
Knowledge and experience of high precision complex machining technologies
Sales experience within large accounts and experiencing project management for component manufacturing
A confident customer facing individual able to communicate effectively both internally and externally
Ability to accurately report on sales pipeline and communicate customer requirements for capacity planning purposes
Commercial acumen on value proposition to customers. 
Company Benefits

6 weeks holiday
Good pension scheme
Life assurance
Lots of Training & progression within the role 
Please apply below if this role is of interest