Account Executive

SUMMARY:
A leading South African retailer is looking for a motivated and dependable Account Executive to join their team.

The role focuses on building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with both existing and prospective clients within an assigned portfolio.

POSITION INFO:
The ideal candidate will be dynamic, able to work independently and collaboratively, and skilled in promoting the company’s products and services.

Describe the role and its core responsibilities:

• Must be customer focused and flexible with good relationship-building skills
• Innovative thinker, continuously looking at new ways to grow revenue
• Strong communicator, works well in a team, displays leadership skills
• Formulate and implement account development plans
• Ability to work with multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Self-driven
• Must be well-read, open to new ideas and influences and able to react to changing trends
• Achieve and exceed assigned targets
• Good business sense and sales ability with strong presentation skills
• Track and report on key sales
• Provide Clients with insights on execution opportunities
• Ability to resolve conflict issues with customers in a professional manner
• Deal with all Client requests in a timeously
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Management of client contracts
• Maintain a good relationship with clients, third party companies and all stakeholders
• Track and manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
• Report and escalate to management as needed

Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience within advertising, FMCG or retail industry
• Diploma, Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
• Proven track record of effective management of sales, meeting and increasing sales budgets
• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of the POS industry is helpful, but not essential.
• Strong computer skills
• Confidentiality
• Time-management and organization skills

Should you not receive a response within the next 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Vacancies are advertised on our website, should you wish to keep abreast with our active roles.

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