Graduate Account Manager

About the job

We are looking to hire Graduate Account Managers to join our Sales and Customer Partnership teams.

All our graduates start their careers in our in-house academy. We’ll help build your knowledge of the automotive industry, so you don’t need to love cars to work here. Working with our talented Account Managers and Account Directors you will develop commercial insight and sales techniques that are vital to success in the role.

You’ll be working with retail customers over the phone and face to face. Like any customer focussed, sales environment, there are commercial targets and KPI’s. At times, you’ll have challenging conversations. For these conversations your resilience, tenacity and excellent communication skills will be essential.

You’ll undertake a number of rotations within the Sales area of Auto Trader where you will spend time learning how our different teams operate. Each rotation will help build your knowledge and experience to lay the foundations for your future career at Autotrader.

Our graduate program has a duration of 24 months. However, this is a permanent position with a clear career pathway to grow a career at Auto Trader.

What we’re looking for

• You’ll be a recent graduate in any degree discipline (or hold a level 6 qualification) and be excited by our values-driven culture
• You will have a passion for customer service and be driven by achieving commercial goals
• You’ll enjoy building relationships and shaping digital change both over the phone and face to face
• You’ll be a confident communicator with the ability to story tell and influence using data and insight
• You’ll have the ability to adapt and learn within an ever-changing landscape
• You’ll be numerate and analytical. We would like to see your experience in collecting, analysing, and presenting data in a meaningful and engaging way

At Auto Trader, we believe that every candidate brings a unique blend of talents. If you find yourself ticking some, but not all, of the requirement boxes, we’d love to hear from you.

To help you submit your best application, you can check out our application top tips video here.

Benefits and more

We’re offering a salary of £26,500 and a flexible benefits package to support your health and well-being.

Enjoy 28 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays and half-day closures on Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Our Aviva pension scheme offers employer contributions ranging from 5% to 7%. We also provide Bupa Healthcare enhanced medical coverage to all employees, which includes support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, and period care plans.

But that’s not all. We offer enhanced parental leave, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more. When you join us, you’ll also become an owner of Auto Trader, receiving an additional 10% of your salary in shares each year. This allows you to share in the value you help create, and you’ll also have the chance to increase your ownership through our Save As You Earn scheme.

Our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. With Connected Working, you’ll have two fixed weekly office days dedicated to team collaboration. In addition to your fixed office days, we expect you to be in more than you’re out. You can choose the specific days that suit your work requirements, home commitments, and team needs. Find out more about Connected Working here.