External Account Manager

2 weeks ago


Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Rectron Full time

Job Purpose:


The External Account Manager - Evar will manage Rectron's strategic partner base, the job requires that you form a strong partnership with an Internal Account Manager to drive key strategies and meet Rectron's overachieving targets.

Education/Qualification

  • Minimum: Matric or higher education preferably Sales/IT qualification
Experience (experience required for the job)
years' experience in an IT sales environment

  • Relevant brand knowledge and excellent communication engagement.
  • Business acumen refers to a high level of alertness to the business landscape
  • Strong customer relationships
  • Selfmotivated and driven to go beyond the sales targets given.

Job Dimensions
Customer Base

  • Managing the assigned customer base, building strong relationships and driving key product lines
  • Assisting with ALL customer enquiries when needed
  • Contact details to be updated on Customer Base and on ERP system
  • Managing the credit limit available and cover where needed.
  • Ensure that accounts are current, and queries resolved
  • Signing up new customers that meet the criteria
Sales & Pipeline Management

  • Adequately understand the order process on Rectron's ERP system. Read customer requests carefully, ensuring that quotes are done quickly and accurately
  • Ensure month on month growth in partner base across all brands
  • Identify new markets, business opportunities, grow and service existing customers
  • Ensure that the team pipeline is accurately up to date and maintain pipeline coverage in order to achieve monthly sales targets
  • Work with the Rectron Product Management team to identify opportunities for growth across all Rectron brands
  • Build, develop and maintain relationships with existing and new customers
  • Represent Rectron at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
  • Understand and successfully complete the sales cycle to meet monthly targets
Query Management

  • Should there be any queries on orders by partners, ensure that queries are raised with the correct department as quickly as possible and then providing all stakeholders with the necessary feedback
Knowledge

  • Maintain a good level of knowledge across all Rectron product and solution offerings
  • Online training must be up to date and completed when required
  • Attending scheduled internal and external training sessions when needed (after 17:00 or weekends if needed)
  • Share knowledge within the team using internal tools Identify client's markets, design a sales strategy to fit each client's requirements while advising clients on upcoming product developments
  • Gather market and customer information and provide feedback on future buying trends
Communications

  • Communicate in a clear and professional manner both internally and externally
  • Ensure that all quotes are responded to within the Rectron SLA time frame
  • Proactively communicate status updates to resellers, especially in times where there might be a delay in operations
  • Clear communications with internal stakeholders (Product Managers, Warehouse, Admin etc.)
  • Proactively keep your Sales Manager up to date with regards to your pipeline

Core Competencies
Computer literacy and PC skills

  • Ability to effectively navigate and use a Windows based PC
  • Microsoft Excel: Basic knowledge to complete dealer base template and other spreadsheets which may be required
  • Microsoft Teams: Sending/receiving messages, joining conference calls, setting up meetings
  • Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office 36
  • Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint
  • Must be able to do internet research if necessary
Effective Communication

  • Communicate politely and effectively across internal and external stakeholders
  • Getting back to stakeholders timeously
  • Manage expectations with stakeholders
  • Work in a team
  • Collaborate across internal and external stakeholders
Organisation

  • Manage time
  • Prioritising of tasks
  • Planning and organising
  • Learn independently
  • Work under pressure
Problem Solving

  • Listening and effectively analyse and solve problems
  • Proactively find solutions to problems using all available resources
  • Know when to ask for help from internal resources and leadership
Negotiating

  • Preparation and planning skills
  • Ability to think clearly and rapidly under pressure and uncertainty
  • Ability to persuade others
  • Strong sales ability
  • Understanding of when/how to up/cross sell to benefit the business and partner
Skills & Competencies (general job knowledge and skill sets)

  • Planning and organising
  • Situation analysis
  • Effective communication skills telephone etiquette
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Time management
  • Professional and positive acumen
  • Proactive and motivated
  • Expectation management

Key Performance Indicators
All Up Target

  • Attain Rectron targets on Revenue/GP (depending on current ruling)
Customer management

  • Ensure dealer base is updated correctly and any customer changes
  • Customer breadth
  • Accurate and timeous


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