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GovNet

Senior Account Executive, Maternity Cover

GovNet

Senior Account Executive selling tailored training solutions to public sector clients. Responsible for relationship building, target exceeding, and sales growth in the training sector.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and implement sales strategies to drive revenue growth through the sale of bespoke training programmes.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers across public sector organisations.
  • Identify client training requirements and recommend tailored learning solutions.
  • Be fully conversant with a range of our products and be prepared to make a large number of pitches to secure business.
  • Negotiate pricing, contracts, and terms of agreements to close sales and achieve revenue targets.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing guidance and recommendations on the most suitable training programmes to meet their specific requirements.
  • Maintain an up-to-date sales pipeline.
  • Achieve and exceed individual sales targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in a B2B sales environment with a proven track record of achieving targets.
  • Excellent and confident telephone sales manner.
  • Strong understanding of sales processes, methodologies, and the public sector industry.
  • Strong negotiation and persuasion skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary and compensation scheme.
  • Flexible, hybrid working (work from home 3-4 days a week).
  • Summer and EOY Parties, and team socials.
  • 25 days holiday (increasing 1 day per year to a max of 30 days).
  • Up to 3 days off for your birthday, wedding or moving house.
  • Westfield Health Cash Plan and lifestyle discounts.
  • Summer half-day Fridays.
  • Dedicated time for your learning and development.
  • 37.5-hour week.
  • Tech scheme & cycle-to-work scheme.
  • Workplace Nursery Scheme.
  • Group Life Assurance.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Pension Scheme.

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Hard Skills & Tools
sales strategiesrevenue growthsales processesnegotiationcontract managementKPI achievement
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationpersuasionadvisory skillstelephone sales