Contracts Account Manager

Contracts Administrator/ Account Manager, Southampton £35K
The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for an Contracts Administrator/ Account Manager for a growing organisation based in Southampton
The Contracts Administrator/ Account Manager provides solutions to internal and external challenges received by the Contracts team on a daily basis ensuring a smooth process and ultimately a good service and performance to customers.
As the successful Contracts Administrator Southampton you will receive.
* Salary up to £35,000
* Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am – 5pm
* 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
* Pension – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service – max 8%)
* Flexi time – system allows you to accumulate hours to be taken in that month or following month(subject to approval) ( 8 hours Max in any month)
* Free car parking
* Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
* Employee Assistance Programme
Key Responsibilities of The Contracts Administrator / Account Manager
* To manage the day to day running of Aerospace Contracts with their quality requirements, spec reviews and customer forecasts
* To lead, manage and maintain all long-term contracts, working directly with the sales department and other stake holders involved in the appointed contracts.
* To be aware of the sales budget and communicate with the Branch Manager /Director of Aerospace - Europe any changes as appropriate.
* To manage contract and key accounts in the following activities: quoting, booking orders, expediting material through the supply chain and uploading forecasts and managing line of balance
* To work with general sales team keeping them informed and passing over ad-hoc day-to-day enquiries
* Participate in weekly meetings with Branch Manager/ Director of Aerospace - Europe to assess the numbers and provide feedback in the running of accounts.
* Generate weekly report to Branch Manager/ Director of Aerospace - Europe that highlights activities and status on all Contracts, consolidates and summaries the weekly reports but also provides recommendations for improvements
* Ensure that regular dialogue occurs with Contract Inventory Management with a view to reaching the objective of reducing the obsolete and slow-moving inventory
Key Skills of The Contracts Administrator / Account Manager
* Good knowledge of Excel
* Strong organisation skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Strong customer service and planning skills
* 5 years’ experience as sales/accounts manager
If you have experience as an Account Manager and are looking for a new challenge please do not hesitate to contact The Work Shop today for an informal conversation.
Contracts Admin, Aerospace, Reporting Excel, Planning skills, Forecast, Line of balance, Southampton