Key Account Manager

Key Account Manager role working for Hays Technology, the leading technology recruitment business in the UK. Hays Information Technology are the market leaders in the UK & Ireland in contract technology recruitment, voted best agency to work for by Contractor UK 4 years in a row. We are investing heavily in our technology recruitment business and as a result have an opportunity for an established Sales professional. The Hays Ipswich office is a fantastic place to work and grow your career within the recruitment industry. There are a number of top performers within the office to learn from, many of which joined Hays with no prior recruitment experience. As well as a successful team, the office offers a great location, nestled in the heart of the town centre, a stone's throw from trendy bars and restaurants and the local shops. As a Key Account Manager, you will be tasked with establishing and maintaining key relationships with a portfolio of IT clients across your area. You will be a self motivated, go-getter that would enjoy achieving and exceeding daily targets around client engagement, business development, market mapping, creating new connections, growing and maintaining current relationships and supporting clients with strategic decisions around their team growth, recruitment methodology and short and long-term strategies. You will work closely with an experienced and successful IT team based in Ipswich, who will be focused on managing the candidate side of the recruitment process, allowing you to be totally client facing in this position, continuously striving to create new opportunities to grow the IT business. In order to be successful in this role, you will have a pro-active and flexible approach with an articulate and engaging manner. You will be confident reaching out to new and current clients and would be excited by the prospect of focusing solely on business development and client engagement. You will thrive on being challenged to achieve daily, weekly and monthly targets that will contribute to the success of your role and the wider team, being able to adapt your style and approach to ensure a positive client experience. It is not essential that you have previous experience working within the technology sector, however you should be able to demonstrate an ability to learn quickly and experience within business development or account management would be ideal. In return you will have the opportunity to progress your career in a truly meritocratic, high performance culture, that openly rewards its star performers, with strong commission structures and regular incentives. There will be a clear progression plan mapped out for you with Hays from day one, with the ability to get promoted quickly by hitting achievable targets, with the support of a large surrounding team and aided by working for one of the most recognisable and highly regarded brands in the recruitment industry. There is significant scope for management development and you will have the best recruitment tools at your disposal, with unparalleled industry-leading recruitment and technical training. If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk