Key Accounts Manager
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish productive, professional relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts
- Execute on partner strategies and initiatives
- Coordinate involvement of internal personnel, including support, service, and management resources, to meet account performance objectives and customer expectations
- Meet assigned targets for strategic objectives in assigned accounts
- Proactively assess, clarify, and validate customer needs on an ongoing basis
- Lead solution development efforts that best address customer needs, while coordinating all necessary internal personnel
- Identify client requirements, determine schedule availability, promote services, define processes and related materials, provide quotations and contracts, acquire customer paperwork, mediate processes, resolve issues, communicate project status, and obtain sign-offs
- Understand the clients organization and structure, know the clients products/services, stay aware of client news and changes, monitor and assure proper billing procedures, and understand the clients strategy and roadmap
- Establish and promote goodwill with customers; review client issues, tasks, projects, and new initiatives, and follow up as required
Non-Technical Skills:
- Exceptional communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team as well as independently
- Self-motivated
- Ability to accurately estimate work required, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
- Positive outlook on life, work, and other people
- Attentive to detail and passionate about data
- Excited about learning, pushing technical limits, and finding new solutions
- Creative and logical thinking with strong problem-solving skills
Qualifications:
- Matric / Grade 12
- Degree or qualification in Sales, Marketing, or Business Management preferred
Experience and Skills Required:
- Strong business analysis experience
- 1-3 years experience in Key Account Management, Client Relationship Management, or Campaign Implementation (preferably in financial services, marketing, or digital environments)
- Proven experience in managing multiple stakeholders and delivering results-driven campaigns
Required Skills:
Performance Data Client Relationship Management Support Development Organization Client Requirements Financial Services Analysis Outlook Quotations Business Analysis Account Management Campaigns Business Management Availability Communication Skills Strategy Materials Business Marketing Sales Communication Management