National Key Account Manager

International Retailer with HO in Cape Town is seeking to employ a national KAM to join their team.

Responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with key accounts. Support regional sales managers to increase sales and profitability.

Key Responsibilities
- Organized and able to analyze performance metrics
- Good negotiation skills and the ability to foster relationships with customers
- Facilitate communication with customers and build long-term relationships to achieve business goals
- Set and monitor targets for key account managers
- Network with key customers to identify and address specific needs
- Playing an integral role in new business pitches and hold responsibility for the effective on-boarding of new clients
- Act as the liaison between customers and internal teams ensuring clients’ requirements are met
- Identify and attract prospective strategic customers
- Ensure brand consistency
- Negotiate contracts
- Collect and analyze sales data and trends
- Maintain high customer satisfaction ratings, according to company standards
- Liaise with Sales and Marketing departments to set and implement strategies for new products
- Stay up-to-date with internal and external developments and suggest new ways to increase sales
- Manage or participate in Cross-Functional Targets

**Requirements**:

- Proven work experience as a National Key Account Manager
- Solid experience in sales and customer service
- Demonstrable experience in negotiating and meeting clients’ requirements
- In-depth understanding of sales performance metrics
- Hands on experience with MS Excel
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to lead and motivate team members
- Availability to travel as needed

Qualifications/experience
- BSc degree in Sales, Business Administration or relevant field

National Key Account Manager ( Retail FMCG)

International Retailer with HO in Cape Town is seeking to employ a national KAM to join their team.

Responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with key accounts. Support regional sales managers to increase sales and profitability.

Key Responsibilities
- Organized and able to analyze performance metrics
- Good negotiation skills and the ability to foster relationships with customers
- Facilitate communication with customers and build long-term relationships to achieve business goals
- Set and monitor targets for key account managers
- Network with key customers to identify and address specific needs
- Playing an integral role in new business pitches and hold responsibility for the effective on-boarding of new clients
- Act as the liaison between customers and internal teams ensuring clients’ requirements are met
- Identify and attract prospective strategic customers
- Ensure brand consistency
- Negotiate contracts
- Collect and analyze sales data and trends
- Maintain high customer satisfaction ratings, according to company standards
- Liaise with Sales and Marketing departments to set and implement strategies for new products
- Stay up-to-date with internal and external developments and suggest new ways to increase sales
- Manage or participate in Cross-Functional Targets

**Requirements**:

- Proven work experience as a National Key Account Manager
- Solid experience in sales and customer service
- Demonstrable experience in negotiating and meeting clients’ requirements
- In-depth understanding of sales performance metrics
- Hands on experience with MS Excel
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to lead and motivate team members
- Availability to travel as needed

Qualifications/experience
- BSc degree in Sales, Business Administration or relevant field

For more information please contact:

- Marlene Smith