VACANCY: Account Manager Media in Cape Town

Our client is an international technology company specialising in supply chain optimisation.

POSITION OVERVIEW

 The Media Account Manager maintains and grows relationships with large & medium sized customers, while achieving an assigned sales and profit growth goal.
 Reporting to the National Sales Manager: Mobility, the Key Account Manager is expected to retain existing business, while pursuing profitable growth opportunities in assigned customer accounts.
 The Media Account Manager is responsible for selling and supporting the firm’s complete product and service offering to an assigned set of named accounts. Focusing on customers with high-value, strategic growth opportunity, the Key Account Manager’s most important customer interactions are face-to-face meetings.
 The Media Account Manager is responsible for achieving an assigned sales and profitability goal.


ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPAS)

 The Media Account Manager is responsible for achieving an assigned sales and profitability goal.
 Retains and profitably grows firm volume, sales, and profitability through proactive management of assigned large-customer relationships.
 Penetrates assigned accounts by:
1. Selling new or additional products or services to current buyers; and/or
2. Finding additional buyers within the existing customer location; and/or
3. Selling additional customer locations.
 Sells the firm’s complete offering of products and services.
 Leads all aspects of the sales process, calling upon others to assist in solution development and proposal delivery, as needed, or as directed by management.
 Develops customer account plans for all assigned customers by leading a joint company/customer planning process that identifies relevant customer needs, prioritizes initiatives and company investments, and establishes a clear action plan for success.
 Proactively manages customers’ satisfaction and service delivery by anticipating potential service problems, and monitoring satisfaction.
 Manages assigned customers’ transition from the Business Development group during customer implementation.

CORE COMPETENCIES

 Achieves assigned sales quota.
 Meets assigned expectations for profitability.
 Establishes customer account plans that meet company standards in all assigned accounts.
 Maintains high customer satisfaction ratings that meet company standards.
 Completes required training and development objectives within the assigned time frame.
 Adhering to principles & values.
 Working with People.
 Analysing.
 Planning and Organising.
 Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
 Following Instructions and Procedures.
 Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking.

Qualification & Experience

 Post-Matric qualification in Sales and Marketing or equivalent.
 Three to five years of progressive sales responsibility.
 General computer literate to at least intermediate level (Windows, MS Word and Excel).
 Must be able to communicate well internally and with customers.
 Must be highly organized and able to plan him/herself.
 SAP knowledge will be an added advantage.
 Driver’s license and own transport.
 AT LEAST 3 YEARS LABEL / RIBBON SELLING EXPERIENCE

Skills Required:

 Excellent professional work standard.
 Ability to work under pressure, multitask and prioritize.
 Problem solving skills.
 Excellent time management and organisational skills.
 Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
 Excellent communication skills on all levels.
 Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills to evaluate, alternate and provide recommendations on business issues.
 Well-developed written and oral communications skills.
 Ability to work in a team environment.

Are you interested in becoming an Account Manager Media in Capetown? Apply now at the top or bottom of our page.