Job description

Job Title: Commercial Account Executive

Location: PRESTON

Onsite role

Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30 pm

Salary: £neg < £45k

Cowell Recruitment are delighted to be assisting our client in their search for a Commercial Account Executive based in Preston.

Due to expansion, an exciting position has become available for a Commercial Account Executive to join our friendly and professional team. The successful candidate will earn a competitive salary with an opportunity to build a successful career. You will be ready to seize the opportunity and make a stamp in the market for yourself and your career.

Come and join us and work in a well-established company that invests in its staff and provides continuous training and support and an opportunity to grow in the business.

Commercial Account Executive - Key responsibilities (but not limited to)

Client Relationship Management:

• Build and nurture strong, long-term relationships with commercial clients.
• Act as the main point of contact, addressing client inquiries, needs, and concerns promptly.
• Conduct regular client meetings to understand business objectives and provide value-added solutions.

Sales and Business Development:

• Identify, prospect, and pursue new business opportunities to grow the client base.
• Generate leads through networking, cold outreach, and market research.
• Deliver persuasive sales presentations to potential clients, showcasing products or services.
• Negotiate and close deals to meet or exceed revenue targets.

Account Growth and Upselling:

• Manage existing client accounts, ensuring their needs are consistently met.
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities to enhance client satisfaction and drive additional revenue.
• Develop customized strategies to help clients achieve their business objectives.

Requirements:

• Strong B2B or Commercial sales experience. we will consider someone with 2 years or more personal lines or commercial insurance experience (Training can be provided for the right candidate)
• GCSE including Maths (4/C)
• Previous sales experience

Why Join Us?

• Competitive basic salary of up to £45 K (Neg / DOE)
• 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing through length of service
• A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind:
  
  • Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen
  • Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury
  • Contributory pension scheme - 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution, rising to 5% & 5% in April 2025
  • Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits
• Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from:
  
  • Discounts on gym membership across the UK
  • Salary sacrifice schemes - Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase
  • Access to a range of insurance policies at discounted rates
  • Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts

You will also get:

On going training and development - Further studies paid (Cert CII)

Excellent training and development schemes with accelerated career progression

Enhanced maternity & paternity policies

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees outside of work

The above details just a handful of the benefits available to our employees

• Hours: 9am - 5:30 pm Monday - Friday
• Onsite role

Cowell Recruitment is an equal opportunities recruiter.Please note: Only applicants with right to work full time (RTW) will be considered for this role. E&OE.