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Graduate Customer Account Manager

Posted 26 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 1 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)
Deadline
15 Dec 2019 22:59

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Role requirements

  • This programme consists of rotational placements and therefore you must be willing to relocate as and when the programme requires.
  • Qualifications: You must have, or be predicted to gain, a 2:2 degree classification or above in the following subjects:
  • Marketing, Engineering or Business related degree.
  • To apply for this role, you must hold a valid full UK car driving licence.

About the role

You will be the single point of contact for a portfolio of customers across the Electricity Transmission licensed business. So, having a knack to developing strong relationships, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders and keeping clients satisfied concurrently, is something we don’t take lightly.

Whilst working alongside System Design, Investment Delivery and Development, you’ll be anticipating customer needs, administering the voice of the customer to ensure delivery of Electricity Transmission customer products and mitigating risks through managing and negotiating commercially appropriate contracts. All the while providing the customer with a positive experience through their customer journey.

What you'll do

You will:

  • Manage the commercial liability through the negotiation of the appropriate contracts across the connections lifecycle.
  • Utilise a range of techniques to engage the customer, develop solutions that work through understanding and driving fit-for-purpose commercial solutions.
  • Support and contribute to the implementation of the ET customer strategy into the portfolio of customers, leveraging mutual value for our Customers and ET.
  • With support, develop ET Customer Account Plans to manage customer relationships (including the SO) and provide a 360 view of the account that drives profitable activity, and shape our business offering to deliver improvements in service.
  • Provide the business with a forward projection / pipeline of customer work, and ensure that these requirements are effectively communicated.
  • Represent ET with support, promoting our brand through all innovative means to further our strategic customer messaging.
  • Ensure alignment of Commercial & Technical responsibilities across Customer Connection Opportunities are championed across ET, managing through a professionally negotiated contracting strategy.
  • Provide the commercial input for all portfolio customer interactions, seeking value and furthering our commercial position whilst maintaining compliance with Grid / Industry requirement.
  • Own the process of obtaining and acting on Customer / National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) feedback, ensuring actions are owned and managed across the business leading to an effective resolution and improvements to the Customer Journey.

What's in it for you

Working in the ET Customer Account Management Team will provide you with a variety of skills including transferrable skills to support your career development within National Grid.

The role will give you the opportunity to interact with many teams within ET and NGESO, at all levels including senior managers.

You also benefit from:

  • Gaining an understanding of Electricity Transmission system
  • Learning about the connections process and licensed obligations
  • Understanding the other teams involved in the connections process and how they contribute
  • Interacting with technical experts within the business
  • Building key relationships by engaging with customers and stakeholders
  • Gaining an understanding on commercial contracts
  • Utilising Performance Excellence tools and techniques

What you'll get

Youwill receive a starting salary of £28,105 (or £29,127 if you hold a Masters) and a £2000 joining bonus. You will also have access to a number of additional benefits such as 25 days’ holiday, a generous completion payment, an accommodation allowance as you move around the business, a competitive pension scheme and a number of flexible benefits to name just a few.

Who we are

At National Grid, we don’t just ask our people to deliver to the highest standards. We also support them to be the best they can be. We welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds. National Grid’s ambition is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. We are committed to building a workforce which represents the communities we serve and a working environment in which each individual feels respected, fairly treated, valued and able to reach their full potential.

National Grid is one of the world's largest utilities, focused on delivering energy safely, efficiently, reliably and responsibly. National Grid is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We play a vital role in delivering gas and electricity to many millions of people across Great Britain and northeastern US in an efficient, reliable and safe manner.

Energy
Warwick
10,000 employees