We are looking for a driven National Account Manager to join a global leader in sports equipment.
Salary: up to £75,000 per annum
Location: Field based with regular travel across the South of England
Working Hours: Monday to Friday – 40 Hours per week, Flexible start & end times
Are you passionate about sports and experienced in managing retail accounts at a national level?
Join a global leader in sports as a National Account Manager, where you’ll be the face of our brand across our top UK tennis partners – representing the company’s highest turnover in the UK.
National Account Manager: What You’ll Be Doing:
1. Manage a portfolio of national sports retail accounts, ensuring full compliance.
2. Drive revenue growth by identifying new sales opportunities within existing accounts and reporting on market trends, share, and performance.
3. Deliver in-depth product training to retail clients and their teams.
4. Support “house accounts” alongside the UK Sales & Marketing Director.
5. Lead and participate in product demos, activations, and sponsored coach events.
6. Manage credit control, client ordering, reporting, and operational documentation.
7. Coordinate with internal teams including Inside Sales, Trade Marketing and Promotions, and Category Managers to deliver buying days and regional events.
8. Identify and nurture grassroots and coaching sponsorship opportunities to strengthen our national presence.
National Account Manager: What We’re Looking For:
1. Minimum 3 years’ experience in account management, ideally in sports retail or racquet sports.
2. Strong understanding of the sports industry, ideally tennis or other racquet sports.
3. Proven track record in sales performance, client relationship building, and territory management.
4. Commercially aware, organised, and self-motivated with a passion for sport.
5. Comfortable using CRM/ERP tools such as Salesforce, B2B systems, and Excel.
6. Experience coordinating events, demos, and promotional activities.
7. Excellent communicator and confident representing the brand in front of partners and coaches.
Ready to serve your next career move? APPLY ONLINE TODAY to join a business where performance meets passion – and every day is a match worth playing.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Also known as: National Account Manager, Territory Sales Manager, Key Account Executive, Regional Sales Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Business Development Manager, and Channel Account Manager, Category Manager.
Job Info
Job Title: National Account Manager
Company: Meridian Business Support
Location:
Posted:
Closes: Jul 12th 2025
Sector:
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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