Accounts Manager B2B
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Degree/diploma or relevant qualifications in marketing, supply chain, and business management.
- Minimum of 5 years experience in sales and marketing.
- To drive the sales and commercial action plan for assigned portfolio to deliver the budgeted revenue and volume objectives in the Inland region
- To identify new sales opportunities and take steps to implement them for new and expanded revenue streams.
- Develop and service customers to maximize loyalty and revenue generation, be agile and adapt quickly to market changes, competition and opportunities.
- Accountable for Customer satisfaction and experience for all assigned segments and trade portfolio.
- Manage and grow existing KEY accounts, prospect to sell across the range
- Forecast management with logistics
- Pallet management with the internal team
- Ensure credit processes are followed for new business and that AR is update on current customers Pursuit and understanding of all business segments (DISTRIBUTORS VS FOOD SERVICE VS MANUFACTUERING)
- Mobilize, implement and action promotion and trade shows and work with marketing to market our brands
- Apply sales & marketing techniques to generate customer loyalty and enhance our brands
- Negotiate b2b contract to secure profitable business flows through competitor analysis to monitor and recommend pricing levels
- Gather and analyse market intelligence and present to management to for decision making.
- Organize promotional activity with appropriate organization for incremental business.
- Ensure timely distribution of all promotional literature.
- Attend industry related shows/functions/seminars/exhibitions
- Submit reports on customer and trade performance and market intelligence as required to track performance
- Build and maintain good relationships with colleagues to leverage the strength of the Partnerships
- Minimum of 5 years experience in sales and marketing
- Must have experience in selling fats and oil in the b2b space
- Strong analytical skills, exceptional negotiator and ability to influence
- Proficient in PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel
- Self-motivation and a passion for customer service
- Self-confident and results-orientated
- Diplomacy and empathy
- Flexible and innovative
- Analytical with ability to prioritize
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Measures of Success
- Achievement of agreed targets
- Harmonious relations with all customers
- Willingness to support team members.
- Accurate and timely market intelligence reports.
- Must have the technical ability to understand fats and order or the ability to learn fast
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