Account Management/Key Accounts work focuses on medium to long-term planning and face-to-face selling of a variety of products, services and/or solutions across multiple lines of business for a defined group of existing clients including:
Developing medium to long-range sales plans and preparing strategies to protect, grow, and diversify the relationship with a defined group of existing customers
Identifying and managing interactions with assigned group of existing customers to identify cross/up and repeat sales prospects
Resolving problems and ensuring customers receive high quality customer service
Developing client retention and growth plans and strategies for developing profitable business with assigned accounts
Reviewing and reporting on customer retention,
business chance and market trends Incumbents in this specialization may be selling directly to the ultimate purchaser or indirectly through channel partners. Incumbents matching to this specialization are compensated based on achievement of sales targets.
Positions on this level applies subject matter knowledge and understands the specific needs or requirements of specific problems and applies skills/knowledge thereafter. Specialized schooling or previous practical experience likely to be required. Understands and demonstrates the need to deliver to time, cost and quality and proactively adjusts for changing requirements. Ensures that the work within own field of expertise complies with the relevant skilled discipline.