Key Account Sales Manager - #2173576

Key Account Sales Manager - Education

Location: Bradford / Leeds - West Yorkshire

Salary: circa £35,000 Per Annum + Uncapped Commission

Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30am - 4:30pm

About the Role

We’re working with an established and growing business operating within the education and insurance sector, looking to recruit a commercially driven Key Account Sales Manager to develop new opportunities across West Yorkshire.

This is an exciting opportunity for a sales-focused individual who can build relationships with schools, colleges and educational organisations, helping them understand and access insurance and absence management solutions tailored to their needs.

You’ll play a key role in driving new business, developing existing relationships and generating ongoing revenue by identifying opportunities to support schools with their staff absence and insurance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within schools, colleges and the wider education sector.
• Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers, including school business managers, bursars, HR professionals and senior leadership teams.
• Proactively contact prospective customers through outbound calls, email and follow-up activity to generate leads and arrange appointments.
• Understand customer requirements and present relevant insurance, staff absence and related business solutions.
• Develop existing accounts to generate repeat business, maximise retention and identify opportunities for additional services.
• Prepare quotations, discuss proposals and manage the sales process from initial contact through to conversion.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline, ensuring all activity and customer information is recorded.
• Work towards agreed sales targets, KPIs and business development objectives.
• Provide a professional and consultative customer experience, building long-term commercial relationships.

About You

We’re looking for a motivated, commercially minded individual with excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with decision-makers, generate opportunities and convert them into business.

Ideally, You Will Have:

• Experience in sales, business development, account management or customer retention.
• The ability to generate leads, build a pipeline and convert opportunities into revenue.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A confident telephone manner and experience conducting outbound sales calls.
• A professional, consultative approach to customer engagement.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload.
• The drive to work towards targets and maximise earning potential.

Experience within insurance, education, staff absence management or a related B2B/B2C environment would be advantageous. However, candidates with a strong customer service background and transferable skills will also be considered.

Interested? Apply today to find out more about this opportunity in Bradford/Leeds.