Strategic Account Manager

Location Northampton
Discipline: Sales
Job functions
Salary: £90,000 | OTE £150,000+
Job ref: 737
Strategic Account Manager | Market-leading & widely accredited cyber security
Company snapshot:
  • Industry-leading and specialist provider of cyber security solutions to corporate and public sectors
  • Small but wide-reaching team focusing on the leading product range of cyber defence solutions
  • Well established and reputable in the market with aggressive growth plans that this role is integral to
The role:
As a Strategic Account Manager, you will be responsible for.. 
  • Proactively identifying and engaging with new opportunities in target markets via a multiple channel approach
  • Developing sound product knowledge to consultatively advise, demonstrate and recommend suitable solutions
  • Working towards stretching but achievable targets of £1M upwards with average sales being around £45,000
  • Travelling to meet both existing and potential customers to develop profitable and mutually beneficial relationships
  • Representing the company and product range at trade shows, events and related industry conferences / exhibitions 
  • Self-sufficiently building and managing a profitable pipeline and developing account / sales strategies for long-term wins
  • Generating price quotations based on client needs, challenges, situations and providing breakdowns in a timely manner
  • Targeting the public sector specifically and building relationships with partners, integrators, resellers, buyers and the like
About you:
  • Senior and credible sales background in the cyber security sector with experience managing £1M+ targets
  • Experience working with and breaking into new accounts within the public sector - ideally defence and intelligence
  • Previous / existing or an understanding of relationships with integrators and resellers and how these interplay
  • Background selling technical solutions and becoming a product expert in a technically demanding environment
The package:
  • £90,000+ basic salary
  • OTE £150,000+ (uncapped commission)
  • Company car - fully expensed
  • Great benefits, senior management career opportunities and more.. 
This Strategic Account Manager role will suit candidates based in Northampton, Kettering, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Leicester, Birmingham, Peterborough, Nottingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Coventry, Luton, Aylesbury, Watford or surrounding areas.