Account Manager Team Leader

Account Manager Team Leader

Location: Billericay

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Seasonal working pattern including rotational weekend and occasional later cover during winter

• Build strong long-term relationships with your clients understanding their priorities challenges and opportunities so we can continually strengthen the service we provide.

• Lead and support three Client Services Administrators helping them prioritise effectively solve problems and deliver a consistently strong client experience.

• Take ownership of client communication keeping close to your accounts through regular conversations meetings and touchpoints rather than waiting for issues to arise.

• Step in when challenges or escalations happen bringing the right people together and finding practical solutions that keep clients confident in our service.

• Look beyond the day-to-day and identify opportunities to develop existing accounts through additional sites services and solutions that add genuine value for the client.

• Bring structure and consistency to the team looking for ways to improve how we communicate work together and respond to our clients.

• Work closely with our operational and commercial teams making sure information flows effectively and clients experience one joined-up Ground Control team.

• Support key client reviews new contract mobilisations and transitions making sure actions are followed through and relationships remain strong.

• A role where you can make a visible difference to both the client experience and the team around you.

• The opportunity to combine hands-on account management with people leadership giving you broader experience and scope to develop.

• The trust and autonomy to make decisions solve problems and shape how your team works.

• Exposure to a varied portfolio of clients with the opportunity to build deeper commercial relationships and develop existing accounts.

• A supportive environment where youll work closely with operational commercial and client-facing teams across the business.

• The opportunity to develop your leadership skills while continuing to grow your experience in account and relationship management.

• Strong experience within Account Management Client Services Customer Success or a similar client-facing environment.

• Experience leading supervising or supporting a team with the confidence to provide direction while remaining approachable and hands-on.

• A natural relationship builder who can communicate confidently with clients and internal stakeholders at different levels.

• The ability to take ownership of challenges and escalations staying calm and focused on finding the right solution.

• Strong organisation skills and the ability to balance your own client portfolio with the needs of your team.

• A commercial mindset with the ability to recognise opportunities to strengthen and grow existing client relationships.

• Someone proactive and resilient who doesnt wait to be told what needs doing and is comfortable making decisions.

• A collaborative leadership style that helps create a positive accountable and supportive team environment.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary aligned with your skills and experience

• Pension scheme helping you plan for the future

• Recognition schemes celebrating and rewarding great work

• Private GP service fast convenient access to medical support

• Life insurance providing added peace of mind

• Subsidised gym membership supporting your health and wellbeing

• Holiday buy scheme purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Ground Control we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief sex sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010.

We actively support and promote an inclusive culture ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and across all stages of employment including training development promotion pay and termination. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees and to creating a working environment free from discrimination harassment bullying or victimisation.

We expect all colleagues to uphold our values of dignity respect and inclusion. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discriminatory behaviour and are committed to continuous improvement through training inclusive policies and accountability at all levels. #Maint