We are looking for a driven National Account manager to join a global leader in sports equipment.
* up to £75,000 per annum
* Field based with regular travel across the South of England
* 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:
* Manage a portfolio of national sports retail accounts, ensuring full compliance
* Drive revenue growth by identifying new sales opportunities within existing accounts and reporting on market trends, share and performance
* Deliver in-depth product training to retail clients and their teams
* Support “house accounts” alongside the UK Sales & Marketing Director
* Lead and participate in product demos, activations and sponsored coach events
* Manage credit control, client ordering, reporting, and operational documentation
* Coordinate with internal teams including Inside Sales, Trade Marketing and Promotions, and Category Managers to deliver buying days and regional events
* Identify and nurture grassroots and coaching sponsorship opportunities to strengthen our national presence
National Account manager: What We’re Looking For:
* Minimum 3 years’ experience in account management, ideally in sports retail or racquet sports
* Strong understanding of the sports industry, ideally tennis or other racquet sports
* Proven track record in sales performance, client relationship building, and territory management
* Commercially aware, organised and self-motivated with a passion for sport
* Comfortable using CRM/ERP tools such as Salesforce, B2B systems and Excel
* Experience coordinating events, demos and promotional activities
* Excellent communicator and confident representing the brand in front of partners and coaches
Ready to serve your next career move? APPLY ONLINE TODAYto 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr