Account Executive

Location: Lancashire – Based on site
Salary: Up to £35,000

Office hours: Mon – Thurs 8:30am – 5:00pm, Fri 8:30am – 2:30pm

Holidays: 21 (rising with service) Bank Holidays

The Company

My client is a privately-owned print and packaging business that’s been operating for decades and has built a strong reputation for quality and service. They offer a broad range of solutions from specialist labels and flexible packaging through to wider print, packaging and promotional products.

The Role

They are looking to expand their team with the addition of an Account Executive, who will support print estimating, job processing and buying. You will be responsible for producing accurate and commercially sound estimates, supporting the sales and production teams administratively, and helping ensure jobs are processed correctly.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Prepare accurate estimates and quotations for print work.
• Interpret customer specifications and briefs to ensure jobs are set up accurately and costed correctly.
• Use the company’s MIS system to create estimates and process jobs (experience with Shuttleworth MIS is highly beneficial but not essential).
• Liaise with customers who may not be print experts to define specifications and requirements
• Provide general sales and administrative support to the office team.
• Review and update estimates where specifications change, ensuring clear communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Account manage an existing base of customers, acting as a day-to-day point of contact.

Requirements

• Experience in an office, admin, sales support, or customer service role.
• Experience within print or a manufacturing environment is advantageous but not essential.
• Comfortable working with numbers, data, and technical information.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal.
• Willing to learn new systems and develop print knowledge over time.
• A team player who can manage multiple tasks in a busy environment.

Ref: 1652683