Ogilvy

Account Manager

Ogilvy  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

A creative and persuasive Account Manager – Retail with
experience of retail channel(s) with a make it happen’ attitude,
entrepreneurial mindset, objective driven outlook and strong business ethics
are crucial. Liaise with cross functional business and technical teams to
achieve customer’s desired outcomes and draw on previous retail / FMCG
experience is key to the success of this role.

Here’s what you’ll bring to the
table:

For this role we are looking for an
Account Manager – Retail with extensive experience (approx. 5+ years)
experience.


    • Marketing
      and retail experience.
    • Impeccable
      communication and interpersonal skills together with the ability to
      present and influence at all levels.
    • Entrepreneurial
      mindset.
    • Highly
      motivated and objective driven.
    • Strong
      business acumen and ethics.
    • Comfortable
      with a lean operating culture.
    • Demonstrable
      ability to manage multiple projects and accounts with differing
      timelines.
    • Creating and owning
      relationships across marketing and operations to solve customer business
      issues.
    • Understanding
      customer’s business objectives and management of high-level relationships.
    • Optimising existing
      business by driving retail execution, initiating marketing activities and
      communication.

Here’s what you’ll be doing - key
tasks and responsibilities:


  • Account management responsibilities
    include developing and managing strong relationships, connecting with key
    business executives and stakeholders,
  • Collaborate
    cross-functionally to identify, develop, and manage to execution both
    follow on and new business opportunities across the portfolios.
  • Grow client accounts
    and be their ambassador internally to ensure success is delivered on every
    project.
  • Liaise with and manage
    key client relationships while building a wider network of contacts.
  • Plan, schedule and
    oversee key client communication points.
  • Manage and naturally
    become the day to day communications hub for high value and importance
    client communications.
  • Understand and shape
    an approach to better develop, diversify, and grow client accounts.
  • Reliably able to
    deliver information in all situations to customer and internal colleagues.

You’ll also be required to advance
the following


  • Excellent stakeholder
    management skills and the ability to interact with and influence customers
    internally and externally.
  • Able to communicate
    with ease with all customers and able to listen, simplify complex matters
    and at times.
  • Ability to work to
    strict deadlines whilst multi-tasking across multiple customer
    requirements.
  • Demonstrate excellent
    analytical, planning, problem solving, presentation and organisational
    skills.
  • Excellent written and
    verbal communication skills, ability to convey technical concepts to both
    technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong interpersonal
    skills: confident communications, active listening, objections prevention
    and handling, conflicts management and prevention.

Additional
skills:


  • Ability to balance priorities and work to tight deadlines.
  • Ability to learn and understand products quickly.
  • Methodical, highly organised, and accurate approach to work and
    attention to detail.
  • Ability to understand sector specific retail trends and knowledge or
    interest of retail facing technology would be highly beneficial in
    creating future solutions and opportunities with clients.
  • Ability to build strong rapport, establish trust and credibility
    through a consultative approach with diverse stakeholders from Executive
    level down.
  • Ability to maintain high levels of productivity, manage multiple
    competing priorities, and work effectively under the pressure of time
    constraints in a fast-paced, complex, collaborative, and team-oriented
    environment.
  • High proficiency in written & verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with desk based and / or customer-facing activities and
    influencing key decision makers.
Ogilvy

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. We build on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity – innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries. We are proud to currently rank as the #1 global agency network for creative excellence and effectiveness by WARC, signifying our ability to deliver creative solutions that drive unreasonable impact for clients and communities. 

Industry
Marketing & Advertising
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
Unknown
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