Account Director (EXPIRED)
New Malden
Executive Positions
Annual
Permanent
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We're Sky, Europe's biggest entertainment brand. Think top-quality shows. Breaking news. Innovative tech. Must-have products. Careers here mean the freedom and support you need to make an impact - pushing boundaries, crafting solutions, hitting targets. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll enjoy plenty of benefits. Plus, experiences you'll only find at Sky!What you'll do
- Organise, plan & drive growth in conjunction with one or more strategic partners.
- Accountable for the growth of the P&L objectives of our wholesale business.
- Identify new prospective leads.
- Feed into budget discussions.
- Work across multiple functions to inform and coordinate the sales effort across multiple product lines.
- A true team player who enjoys working with teams and finding solutions to business problems.
- Relentless about customer satisfaction and demonstrate resilience in the face of challenges.
- A proven ability to win, manage and cultivate lasting business relationships in key accounts.
- Confident and credible when communicating with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Flexible and self-motivated, with strong a personal ownership for quality of work and impact.
- Excited by the opportunity to be part of an emerging business and actively contributing to its continuous improvement.
- Experience in contributing to sales performance in the UK business comms market, ideally in a wholesale setting.
- Experience in working successfully as part of a virtual team.
- Experience working for a UK tier-1 network operator or large international carrier.
- Experience working in a role where targets were based on the performance of a small number of customer relationships.
- An understanding of the Ethernet & FTTx product sets.
- Knowledge of latest telecoms market trends and insights.
- Understanding of the OSI model - particularly layers 1-3.
- Advanced Excel skills - required for presenting internal business casing.
- Advanced PowerPoint skills - required for preparing slideware for internal/external stakeholders.
- Comfortable with working 3 days at customer site or in Sky offices.
- Willingness to travel nationally.
- UK driving licence.
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
- Access a wide range of best-in-class Sky VIP rewards and experiences
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