About the Role
We are excited to be recruiting for a Customer Relations Manager to join our Sales & Marketing team,
The Customer Relations Manager will carry out direct sales activities to maintain and develop sales of care home beds to service users and key purchasers, in accordance with agreed business development plans and targets.
This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded professional looking to represent one of our establishments with the local community.
Main responsibilities:
1. Plan and manage sales activities and customer contact to achieve agreed sales targets and generate enquiries.
2. Support home visits during the initial stages of the enquiry process.
3. Effectively track enquiry/referrals from initial contact through to final decision.
4. Encourage a permanent conversion of enquiries and liaise with the Finance team to insure Income Processing is updated.
5. Activity reporting to the Home Manager and Regional Director as agreed.
6. Communicate, liaise and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to facilitate the success of the care home business.
7. Raising care home awareness through local community networking and marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales.
8. Support the creation of marketing collateral.
9. Attend and carry out presentations at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other company functions.
Knowledge and experience:
10. Excellent communication skills
11. Strong commercial background with experience in lead generation
12. Demonstrable successful sales record
13. Ability to develop and nurture relationships with customers and key internal/external stakeholders
14. Ability to work against targets and deadlines
15. Previous experience in social care highly desirable but not essential
At MMCG we offer a variety of benefits, including:
Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers (supermarkets, High Street etc), leisure providers, hospitality etc. Online and instore discounts
Vectis Card – instant discount card
Pension Scheme with Nest
Personal car leases via salary sacrifice*/**
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Holiday Flex – purchase additional holiday**
Enhanced Company Maternity, Paternity, Adoption pay, plus £200 new child payment
Flexible working patterns
Cycle to work scheme*/**
Recommend a friend
Service recognition
Training support and development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Wellbeing support
Discounted gym membership
Eligible for a Blue Light Card
Subsidised BHSF Sick Pay Cover
BHSF, Life Cover, Cancer Cover, Personal Accident Cover
Free The Company Shop membership
Free Will Service
Concerts for Carers
*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.
**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage
If this sounds like the opportunity for you and you would like to work for a forward-thinking, empowering employer, apply now to send your details to our Talent team!