Description:
ACCOUNT MANAGER Eastern Cape / Port Elizabeth
ROLE PURPOSE
To market and sell all our company products and services to new and cross sell and upsell to existing clients in order to achieve agreed sales and service targets. To maintain excellent customer relationships through effective service delivery; to assist with daily tasks with the objective of retaining and growing the defined portfolios.
To actively resolve all client queries that have been escalated within a reasonable timeframe and to actively identify leads for respective Sector Heads.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
In order to perform this role successfully, the incumbent must be able to perform these responsibilities satisfactorily:
Provides purpose fit solutions through an in-depth understanding of specific client needs relating to the services The Company provides. Engages with clients on a regular basis to maintain sound relationships. Acts as primary contact between Clients and The Company for purposes of: negotiating prices within the parameters of the Authority Framework providing customised solutions problem/issue resolution Stays abreast of and informs the Sales Manager/ Sector Head of changing market and competitor trends. Maintains a current and updated database on all clients in own portfolio. Keeps informed of legislative requirements pertaining to document & records management. Ensures effective classification of client information to ensure fast and accurate retrieval. Ensures effective management of documentation and records as defined within the customer’s document retention strategy by informing customers of past due dates. Compiles and reports on boxes past due on a quarterly basis. Develop Account Plans as agreed with Sales Manager/ Sector Head for the allocated Portfolio in order to leverage new opportunities and ensure customer retention. Reports sales and service statistics to the Sales & Service Manager/ Sector Head on a weekly basis. Ensures that the service offering provided satisfies customers’ needs and identifies leads across their allocated Sector Heads within their Portfolios. Resolve all enquiries or queries escalated to you within a reasonable timeframe and communicates concerns relating to service delivery to Operations and to respective support and management personnel. Ensures remediation thereof. Ensure that your portfolio is sufficiently serviced to ensure customer satisfaction. Ensure that clients’ portfolios data integrity is accurately maintained. Assists with preparing ...