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About this Account Manager (Technical Building Services/M&E) role at Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team · Onsite · Morley, England, United Kingdom

Account Manager – Technical Building Services/M&E

Location: Morley, Leeds (Office Based)

Salary: Up to £40,000 + Performance Bonus (OTE £45,000-£50,000)

Hours: 07:30am – 4:30pm (Flexibility as required)

Holidays: 23 days + Statutory

Are you a relationship-driven Account Manager who loves growing existing customer accounts rather than chasing cold prospects? Do you thrive on uncovering opportunities, building trust, and becoming a valued commercial partner to your customers?

If this sounds like you, a leading specialist supplier to the M&E sector is looking for an experienced Account Manager to join their growing commercial team.

About the Company

This respected and ambitious business provides specialist first-fix products and technical solutions to mechanical and electrical contractors across the UK. Known for their consultative approach, they help customers remove complexity from projects through technical expertise, innovative off-site solutions, and an unwavering focus on service excellence. With ambitious growth plans and a strong reputation in the market, this is an exciting time to join the business.

What’s the role about?

As Account Manager, you'll take ownership of an established portfolio of approximately 250-300 customer accounts, helping clients get maximum value from the business whilst increasing account spend and identifying new project opportunities.

You'll work closely with technical specialists, acting as the commercial relationship lead and ensuring customers receive exceptional support throughout their projects.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain strong relationships across an assigned portfolio of customer accounts
  • Develop account growth strategies to increase customer spend and profitability
  • Identify cross-selling and upselling opportunities across products, technical services, and off-site solutions
  • Follow up quotations, enquiries, and project opportunities to maximise conversion rates
  • Work closely with technical colleagues to identify and qualify opportunities requiring specialist support
  • Conduct regular account reviews and maintain strategic customer engagement plans
  • Accurately manage customer activity, opportunities, and pipeline progression through the CRM system
  • Gain insight into customer projects and identify opportunities to expand the business's involvement across key accounts

Requirements

About You

We're interested in people who can build relationships and deliver commercial results, regardless of sector background (the ideal experience candidate would have exposure to telling technical products within the building services/construction sector) You might currently be an Account Manager, Customer Success Manager, Internal Sales Executive, Technical Account Manager, or Commercial Account Manager.

You'll likely have:

  • Proven account management experience with responsibility for customer growth
  • A consultative, solution-led approach to selling
  • Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent follow-up discipline and attention to detail
  • Experience managing opportunities through a CRM system
  • A proactive, organised and commercially minded approach
  • The desire and curiosity to learn a technical industry and product offering

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

  • Established customer portfolio with genuine growth potential
  • Performance-related bonus with OTE of £45,000-£50,000
  • Opportunity to develop into larger account management or field-based customer-facing roles
  • Join a supportive, collaborative team within a growing business
  • Technical product and industry training provided
  • Flexible working hours around core business needs
  • 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Free onsite parking and modern office facilities

 

Ready to learn more?

If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence customer growth, develop long-term relationships, and join a business with ambitious plans for the future, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

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How this Account Manager salary compares

This role pays $64,221/yrbelow the typical range for Account Manager roles.

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About Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team (“UBT”) is a global enterprise spanning 19 countries across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Central America and Australasia. UBT, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a diversified business consultancy that supports clients with business-advisory and group-buying services with the objective to help businesses develop a competitive edge.

UBT was launched in 2009 in response to the Global Financial Crisis to support client organisations that were either in distress or looking to improve their competitiveness and financial performance. Currently, UBT turns over $500M (AUD) and has aspirations for significant growth over the next three to five years. A recent decision was made to bring four separate global regions together under the one global brand and leadership team.

UBT’s business advisory services comprise corporate training, consulting, recruitment, accounting, and group buying services. UBT facilitates leadership and business excellence for our client’s in their respective industries. Through the group buying function, UBT nurtures mutually-beneficial relationships between member businesses and world-leading providers of business goods and services. The outcome to which we strive is a “win-win” for small-to-medium enterprises and big business alike.

UBT provides services and products to approximately 3,000 independent, family-owned businesses globally with combined annual revenues exceeding $12B (AUD). The majority are small to medium sized enterprises with typical annual revenue ranges between $5m-$20m. However, there are also some larger businesses with annual revenues in the range of $100m-$250m.

UBT supports clients by providing products, services and support designed to increase their profitability and growth. The after-tax profits generated by UBT are reinvested into community initiatives, predominantly through schools and charities.,

UBT Recruitment are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We will apply a rigorous, objective selection process using non-discriminatory criteria, as far as possible on behalf of all the businesses we recruit for.
To view our policy in full please contact [email protected]

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