As a Key Account Manager the employee will be responsible for identifying and building new business while managing existing accounts.
The position and what the employee will do:
- Drive profitable sales growth on from current and new customers within your portfolio
- Develop robust and measurable Sales Activity Plans and action assertively to deliver on the agreed targets
- Build the sales pipeline to hit the targets as specified based on quality opportunities on existing accounts (share of wallet) and new business
- Ensure customer portfolio adhere to all terms including credit and that the deal generate optimal return through proactive contract management
- The customer market area is - GCC countries/Middle East.
Required Experience and Skills
- Bachelors degree or equivalent marine qualification preferred.
- Ideal to have someone with Marine or Mechanical Engineer qualifications
- Experience within the region particularly Saudi Arabia or Kuwait is beneficial.
- Arabic speaker is desirable to manage the specific customer area.
- Preferably international sales experience in technical sales
- Results oriented and with demonstrated achievements in sales
- Proven track record of establishing and maintaining relationships with customers
- Ability to work independently by planning and organizing own work
- Ambitious and a strong desire for success with a commercial mindset
- Able to meet deadlines through good time management and allocation of priorities
- IT literate/digital savviness with experience from working with excel MS office CRM systems etc.
- Proven communication skills and a good command of the English language (verbal and written)
- Good time management & allocation of priorities
- Ability to change and drive change