The opportunity….
An exciting opportunity to support the continued business growth and expansion of Sponge’s Bespoke Learning business. The role of Client Manager is responsible for the rapid growth of commercial relationships with key customers
Who we are…We’re a world leading, digital learning provider, designing and delivering training solutions for global brands across multiple sectors and industries including pharmaceutical, technology, finance, retail, manufacturing, and professional services. Our exciting client list includes some of the worlds’ biggest brands – AstraZeneca, Coca-Cola, IKEA, Tesco, and Royal Mail, to name but a few. With strong financial backing, we’re growing fast, focused on being a global leader in learning and development, bringing together a heritage of creativity and technology, and applying the latest thinking in learning science to deliver truly effective digital learning.
Job Specification
- Design, implement and drive an action orientated growth plan which includes expanding existing and prospect stakeholders at C-Suite level and across function to identify account specific growth opportunities across Enterprise level clients
- Proactively leverage relationships to enter new functions, divisions and/ or geographies
- Lead multiple opportunities that span multiple geographies internationally and/ or service and products
- Lead client research and market analysis with a view to identifying growth opportunities within the client account. Leverage these insights to recommend and co-create value driven solutions for the client.
- Direct and collaborate with Sponge colleagues to drive growth plan action and deliver client, commercial and operational success.
- Regularly review progress against Account Growth plan targets and KPIs with sales leadership and, as appropriate, stakeholders (incl. executive management)
- Partner with clients to bring insight and thought leadership to discussions which drives value for the partnership
- Direct and maintain accurate and timely pipeline, account, and opportunity data to support sales performance reporting to sales leadership
- Exceeding personal growth targets (monthly, quarterly, and annual
Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of account development experience
- Evidence of success with an agency, preferably in digital services
- Evidence of consistently exceeding targets or quotas
- Evidence of growing a specific client account
- Leading sales of complex projects embracing product, technology, and services
- Comfortable with the typical culture and demands consistent with a high-growth business in a highly competitive market
Sales attributes
- Commercially minded; able to confidently develop customer support for complex digital learning business cases and value propositions
- Willing, hands on, problem solver in pursuit of commercial and learning objectives relevant to Sponge and the customer
- Can evidence communication skills that engage and influence senior and operational stakeholders
- Natural ability to engage and motivate colleagues and customers
- Pro-active and energetic in pursuit of quarterly and annual sales targets
- Ideally, familiar with formal sales methodologies – notably Challenger sales
Ideal Domain Expertise
- Confident speaker on the subject of the business case for digital learning initiatives
- Track record of managing and growing digital services revenue and profitability in a named territory or account(s)
- Must be able to articulate industry trends and key business and technology influences to all the Sponge Learning customers and partners
- Proven ability to construct compelling business cases in support of digital initiatives
- Credibility to apply insights to customer commercial and learning objectives and ensure Sponge continues to be regarded as distinctive and innovative
Professional characteristics
- A sales professional with a passion for digital services
- Composed and resilient
- Makes qualified decisions based on factors that drive success factors for Sponge and its’ clients
- A self-starter and proactive
- An active listener
- Instinctively collaborative
- Pragmatic - willing to develop alternatives to solve problems, make tough decisions and act quickly when appropriate
- Ambitious – both personally and for the company
What we can offer you……
- A competitive salary – our priority is to find the right person
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home some of the week
- Pension
- Income protection and life assurance
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- Your birthday off
- A fabulous health cash plan
Location – Remote or hybrid working options available
We can offer remote or hybrid contracts for this role and offer flexible working options to help find the right work-life balance for you.
We would expect the successful candidate to be willing to attend our Bristol office, for strategy and team days on occasion.
We currently have main offices in the UK in Bristol and in Europe in Berlin and Brussels.
Be you, with us!
At Sponge, we are all different. And that’s what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We are actively working and committed to increasing diversity in our teams and management positions. It’s our ambition to create an inclusive environment where we can allbe ourselves together.
What’s next?
If this sounds like you, then you’re on your way to joining a forward-thinking industry leader and a team of like-minded, exceptionally talented people. Simply send us your CV, and we will be in touch.
We can’t wait to hear from you!