Cape TownPermanentOur client is seeking to employ an account manager.The main responsibility is to liaise with clients, professional teams and any party that could potentially result in an invitation to tender for a project. Securing invited opportunities to tender and attending to after sales service is vital for the success of this role. The Account Manager is expected to build long term relationships with clients as part of the company's sales strategy.MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE JOBClient Relation Management– Gain sufficient industry insight in order to generate the maximum amount of leads per month.– Prior to any engagement effective plan and strategise for the meeting. Effective targeting includes adequate preparation and research.– Strategically engage with client or professional team in order to accurately communicate the brand and organisation.– Indicate all possible leads on Planner and continue to follow-up with client or professional team.– Calculated engagement and communication to be applied throughout in order to secure new projects.– After securing new project or invitation to tender, sufficient engagement with professional team to ensure successful application.– Once project is secured introduction meeting, and site inspection is to be attended whereas accurate notes are to be taken.– Continuously drive the project and ensure sufficient engagement with client.– Maintain relationship building with all clients and professional teams in order to ensure future projects.– Appropriately represent the company at all client functions.– Frequent relationship building with clients– Frequent relationship building with professional teams– Frequent relationship building with state employees– Relationship building with departmental employees including QS and Estimating– Service provider management and networkingProject Liaison– Timeously collect documents once tender invite has been received.– All site inspections and clarification meetings are to be attended once project has been published.– Comprehensive and meticulous notes are to be taken in order to develop tender requisition document.– Sufficient site notes are to be provided to Estimating Department and all additional information are to be uploaded onto organisational cloud.– Ensure that all tender submissions are done timeously and professionally.– Continuously follow up on tender results in order to secure tender award.– In public sector, ensure that tender results are brought to the attention of the Director.– Attend all introduction meetings as well as any progress meetings and accurately report on any issues, details or concerns identified during the meeting.– Ensure that all issues identified during the meetings are dealt with in a professional and timeous manner.Internal Liaison– Timeously provide estimating department with sufficient information relevant to the prospect tender.– Ensure that estimating department is familiar with comprehensive details such as tender documents; site inspection notes; tender submission date; validity expiry date etc.– Timeously follow-up on the validity expiry date.– Professionally generate tender submission.– Allocate post tender award responsibility to various departments.– Ensure adequate involvement in final account as required by project.– In Public Sector - ensure timeous collection of payment certificate and submitting of invoices.General Administration– Timeous feedback on all areas as per request of the director.– Efficient Planner maintenance.– Adequately plan and assign tasks to complete in a manner that drives efficiency.– Apply adequate email tracking techniques to ensure that all relationships are maintained and leads are followed-up.ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND QAULIFICATIONS– Matric– Relevant degree/course in sales and marketing– +- 5 Years' relevant marketing experience– +- 2 years industry experience– Product Knowledge– Industry Knowledge– Fully computer literate– Objection Prevention and Handling– Closing Techniques– Sales and Marketing Techniques– Planner– Brand and channel management– Customer needs– Rapport Building (Intrapersonal Skills)– Business Accuman– Strategic Prospecting– Active Listening– Communication– Time Management and Organising– Conscientiousness– Emotional Stable– Able to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure & able to evaluate high-risk decisions– Relationship Management