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International Account Manager

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Customer Relations
    Sales & Business Development

AI generated summary

  • You must excel in relationship building, administration, and organization. Be confident in sales, customer interactions, and have experience with EPOS and understanding products.
  • You will manage overseas customer relationships, pricing, and marketing coordination, ensure satisfaction, identify new sales opportunities, handle complaints, and support legal agreements.

Requirements

  • Do you have strong relationship building and administration skills?
  • Happy to work in an administration environment where you will have to utilise strong Microsoft, computer literacy, organisation and planning skills
  • Confident in a sales environment, talking to customers daily, upselling and building relationships
  • Experienced in a sales environment with an understanding of the end client/products/point of sales/EPOS

Responsibilities

  • To assist and facilitate the growth and development of the overseas sales of Crown Paints products and to contribute to the strengthening of the relationship between the company and our overseas customers
  • Responsible for the management and administration of all pricing issues
  • Responsible for liaison and coordination with marketing
  • Managing customer relationships to ensure continued growth
  • Responsible for clear, consistent and regular communication with customers
  • Managing the customer pricing system to ensure clarity, consistency and budgeted profitability
  • Develop appropriate profit focused plans to achieve the agreed sales objectives
  • Deliver targeted sales within the agreed budget
  • Identify and capitalise upon potential new opportunities for additional sales and profit
  • Ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction through relationship management and effective communication
  • Ensure that all the necessary legal and commercial agreements are in place with all customers
  • Responsible for handling Export complaints, in conjunction with CRM and Technical Services
  • Some international travel will be required

FAQs

What are the primary responsibilities of the International Account Manager?

The primary responsibilities include assisting in the growth of overseas sales, managing customer relationships, handling pricing issues, coordinating with marketing, ensuring customer satisfaction, managing complaints, and developing profit-focused sales plans.

Is this role focused more on administration or sales?

This role includes a mix of both administration duties, such as order management and complaint resolution, and sales responsibilities, like upselling and building relationships with customers.

What skills are required for this position?

The position requires strong relationship building, administration skills, proficiency in Microsoft applications, excellent organization and planning skills, and experience in a sales environment.

Will there be opportunities for travel in this role?

Yes, some international travel will be required for this position.

What benefits does Crown Paints offer for this role?

Benefits include a yearly bonus based on hitting KPIs, a generous holiday allowance, healthcare vouchers, an excellent pension scheme, and a clear career pathway.

How important is customer relationship management in this role?

Customer relationship management is crucial, as the role focuses on maintaining and growing relationships to ensure continued growth and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.

What is the expected sales target for this position?

The expected sales target involves delivering targeted sales within the agreed budget while identifying and capitalizing on potential new sales opportunities.

Are there specific qualifications or experience required for applicants?

Applicants should have experience in a sales environment, an understanding of customer/client interactions, and familiarity with products, points of sale, and EPOS systems.

Darwen, Lancashire

Fashion & Arts
Industry
1001-5000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

Crown Paints is a British paint manufacturer. It has been making paint for more than 200 years and is Holder of the Royal Warrant by Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen.The company is owned by Danish decorative and protective coatings company Hempel.More than 1,250 employees work for Crown Paints, which has its headquarters in Darwen in Lancashire. Its manufacturing sites in Darwen and Hull operate to ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system.