Sales Manager- Account Management Team
Optimise Talent Ltd
Sales Manager- Account Management Team
📍 Durham (Fully Onsite)
💰 £45,000 Basic + Car Allowance + Uncapped Commission paid monthly (6 Figure OTE)
🕒 Monday – Friday | 40 Hours Per Week
I’m recruiting for a Sales Manager to join a fast growing B2B business based in Durham, leading a team of Account Managers responsible for managing and growing existing customer relationships.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys coaching, developing people and being heavily involved in the day-to-day performance of a sales team.
The team focus on managing newly onboarded customers, retaining accounts at renewal stage, resigning contracts and maximising customer spend across the account base. It’s a role that sits right in the middle of leadership, commercial awareness and relationship management.
You’ll be leading from the front, helping the team improve retention, increase revenue and create long-term customer partnerships.
The Role
🔴 Managing, coaching and developing a team of Account Managers (no more than 8)
📈 Driving retention, renewals and account growth performance across the team (you will manage be responsible for your team achieving a monthly gp target)
🧠 Running regular 1-2-1s, coaching sessions and performance reviews
📞 Supporting the team with commercial conversations and larger opportunities when needed
📊 Monitoring KPIs, sales activity and pipeline performance- setting individual targets accordingly
🤝 Creating a positive, accountable and high-performing sales culture
🚀 Working closely with senior leadership as the business continues to grow
What They’re Looking For
✔ Previous experience managing or leading a sales, renewals or account management team in B2B environment
✔ Strong coaching and people development skills
✔ Commercially minded with the ability to drive both retention and revenue growth
✔ Hands-on leadership style
✔ Comfortable working within a fast-paced, target-driven environment
✔ Strong communication and relationship-building skills
What’s On Offer
💰 £45,000 basic salary
🚗 Car allowance
💸 Uncapped commission structure with genuine 6 figure earning potential
📈 Excellent progression opportunities within a growing business
🏢 Fully office-based role in Durham
🔥 Supportive, ambitious and high-performing culture
This is a genuinely exciting opportunity for someone looking to step into a business
that’s growing quickly, investing heavily in its people and offering real long-term career progression.
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