Account Specialist in Kings Hill

Account Specialist£25,000paHybrid/Kings Hill, KentAre you a self-motivated and pro-active individual with a keen interest in sales? Procurement Services are currently looking for an Account Specialist to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident individual with a customer focused mindset that thrives in a fast paced work environment.As an Account Specialist you will manage a portfolio of accounts. Specifically contacting current and new customers using available data and your own initiative to grow business opportunities within our vehicles services offering.In return we will offer you -25 days holiday, plus bank holidaysNever work a birthday again! You receive an extra day off for it to enjoy however you wish!Generous discount scheme, including gym and retail.Life assurance coverHealth cash plan initiativeA culture of progression and developmentPlus many more perksKey duties -Build relationships with your customers to encourage retention and loyalty, ensuring regular contact offering an excellent and efficient serviceGrow and sustain a reliable pipeline of contract opportunities, for both existing and new customersWork collaboratively with our internal and external stakeholders to achieve your annual business and growth targets, through pipeline and closure of salesTake ownership of queries, investigating and resolving these by liaising with customers and suppliersMake outbound and receive inbound calls to meet our KPIsWhat we need from you - Demonstrable experience of working within a customer service based environmentAbility to prioritise and meet and exceed targets that are set for you individually but also as part of a teamExcellent oral and written communication, ensuring correspondence is accurate and professionalA proven track record of increasing revenue through generation of leads is desirable but not essentialStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to build solid working relationshipsAbout Procurement ServicesWe are a market-leading procurement services business, and our focus is on providing compliant routes for the UK public sector to procure products and services from local, national and global suppliers.Working across all public sector verticals, our teams support buyers from local authorities, central government bodies, NHS trusts, educational establishments and many others, in identifying their procurement needs and offering a compliant framework to deliver on their requirements.About Commercial Services GroupCommercial Services Group (CSG) is one of the largest providers of public sector and education procurement and support services globally, with revenues of c£600M, 1,800 staff across 25 trading brands, providing services ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more.Wholly owned by Kent County Council, CSG supports over 15,000 customers in 86 countries and collaborates with a supply chain of c1,000 suppliers