Marketing Account Manager

**JOB PROFILE**:
**Job Title: Marketing Account Manager**

**Division**:Marketing

**Location & Address**:Century City, Cape Town

**Reports to**:Marketing Operations Manager

**Direct Subordinates**: 0

**Total Staff in Function**:8

**WORKING RELATIONSHIPS**:
**Internal**:

- Procurement
- Sales Operations
- Brand Operations
- Account Managers
- Systems Engineers / Presales
- Marketing
- Logistics
- Regional Managers

**External**:

- Vendor
- Resellers
- End Users
- Vendor Alliance Partners

**JOB SUMMARY**:
**Main Purpose of Position**:
The purpose of the Marketing Account Manager is to assist with organizing events for the region and attend partner meetings with sales and brand managers, you will be overseeing partner accounts and closely working with account managers.
Key Performance Areas:
**PERFORMANCE STANDARDS & KPA's**

**Create, implement, and manage project plans for various marketing activities.**
- Prepare marketing plans for the company and its vendors.
- Implement and coordinate approved marketing activities in the quarterly marketing plans for the company and its vendors.
- Liaise with all role players: Vendors, Product managers, Suppliers,
- Keep an updated task list and project sheet for all market
- ing activities and events.
- Schedule regular progress meetings with Brand Managers to ensure activities are carried out as per the approved marketing plan.
- Obtain approval and sign-off from Brand Managers for marketing activities.
- Maintain a tracking sheet for all marketing activities.
- Manage marketing briefs for marketing activities

**Liaise with suppliers for events and branded mar
- keting collateral**
- Keep and maintain an updated trusted supplier database.
- Manage the procurement process with Brand managers and suppliers. From sourcing to final delivery.
- Negotiate the best pricing and best quality.
- Ensure that all vendors and company brand guidelines are adhered to.

**Plan and execute internal and external company events as well as regional events**
- Assist with company regional events and functions.
- Keep a project sheet for all events and functions.
- Liaise with trusted suppliers.
- Manage event budget to prevent overspending.
- Assist with setup and registration.
- Manage all suppliers and processes required for a suc
- cessful event.
- Create a post-event report for all events.
- Book and make travel arrangements if required

**Vendor portal and claims administration**
- Responsible for maintaining and updating the vendor marketing portal with marketing activities.
- Submit claims with POE as per vendor requirements.
- Work closely with the finance administrator regarding quotes and invoices related to marketing projects.

**COMPETENCIES**:
**Knowledge **- You must know:
**Skills **- You must be able to per
- form:
**Attributes **- You must in a way that will drive successful performance which is sup
- ported by the **Company’s values.**
- Knowledge of relevant brand products and process.
- Knowledge of vendor struc
- ture to have the correct point of contact.
- Knowledge of information management industry in South Africa.
- Knowledge of IT Industry.
- Excel Intermediate
- Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail with num
- bers
- Demonstrated confidential
- ity.
- Ability to deliver on service level agreements.
- Demonstrated ability towards business intelligence.
- Emotional Intelligence.
- Adhere to all policies and pro
- cedures that are imple
- mented by the Company.
- Strong Self Motivational and Empowerment skills.
- Strong Communication Skills.
- Strong Relationship and Self
- Management Skills.
- Takes Initiative.
- Works well with all kinds of people.
- Remains calm under pres
- sure.
- Trust - It is the starting point of being able to work together. When we trust, we feel safe.
- Attitude - Professionalism and positiv
- ity are the demonstrated attitude with internal and external stakeholders.
- Respect - Respect is not only a prom
- ise, but it is supported by actions.
- Passion - Passion is the energy that keeps us going. Everyone at Epsidon, puts their heart into their work and is passionate about becoming the best version of themselves.
- Accountability - Accountability allows us to learn. Be accountable for the con
- sequences of your actions.
- Integrity - Be honest and truthful in your dealings with peers, customers, and vendors.
- Teamwork
- Strive to work produc
- tively in co-operation with one an
- other, fostering a healthy atmosphere with mutual support, thus allowing everyone to achieve their own work
- related goals.
- Enjoyment - Be happy at work and love what you do. This is an overall productivity booster and enhances performance.

**Internal training associated with competencies**:

- Adhere to and complete the Company Learning Map issued during the first week of employment to meet expectations.

**Minimum Qualification**:

- National Diploma. Marketing or BCom Marketing Degree and or relevant Diploma.

**Minimum Experience**: