Account Manager

Events | Client Relationships | Commercial Delivery An opportunity for an experienced Account Manager who enjoys working closely with clients and making things happen.

An established and growing events business is looking for an Account Manager to take responsibility for a portfolio of existing clients and the successful delivery of their events and projects.

This is a hands-on role combining client relationship management, event delivery and commercial account development
.

You will be the principal day-to-day contact for your clients, working closely with colleagues and external suppliers to ensure projects are delivered professionally, on time and to budget.

Just as importantly, you will be expected to understand your clients' businesses, build strong relationships, and spot opportunities to develop those accounts further.

You will be involved in:

• Managing day-to-day relationships with existing clients
• Coordinating the delivery of events and projects
• Developing schedules, budgets and project plans
• Working with internal colleagues and external suppliers
• Monitoring progress, costs and project margins
• Helping prepare proposals and presentations
• Resolving issues and ensuring effective communication throughout projects
• Working with Finance on billing, purchase orders and expenses
• Identifying opportunities to develop and grow existing client accounts

We're looking for someone with solid Account Management experience
, ideally gained within events, marketing, communications or a related client-facing environment.

You will be:

• A confident and engaging communicator
• Well organised and comfortable managing several projects at once
• Commercially aware and comfortable working with budgets
• Good at building and maintaining client relationships
• Practical, proactive and able to get things done
• Comfortable working with colleagues, suppliers and clients to deliver against deadlines

You don't need to be a corporate heavyweight. We are looking for someone who is experienced, capable and commercially minded
, with the personality and judgement to build excellent client relationships and deliver great work.

This is a genuine opportunity to take ownership of important client relationships and play a significant part in both delivering excellent events and developing existing business
.

The company also takes the development of its people seriously and will invest in your development
, helping you build your skills and experience across areas such as event management, client communication, presentations and proposal development.

Location: Abingdon area, Oxfordshire

Working pattern: Hybrid – normally 3 days per week in the office

Interested? If you are an Account Manager who enjoys the combination of clients, events, commercial delivery and variety, we'd like to hear from you.