ACCOUNTS MANAGER

Job Description & Requirements

An account manager's responsibilities include:

• Building relationships

Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients and ensuring their needs are met

• Sales

Achieving sales targets, identifying sales potential, and acquiring new clients

• Customer support

Providing excellent customer support, addressing client queries, and addressing after-sales concerns

• Negotiation

Negotiating contract terms to achieve both client satisfaction and company profitability

• Project management

Leading project management activities and ensuring the account team takes the necessary actions

• Communication

Having excellent written and oral communication skills, and being comfortable presenting to senior-level executives

• Product knowledge

Learning, maintaining, and growing product knowledge, and keeping up to date on competitors' products, pricing, and offerings

• Reporting

Preparing reports for management

Account managers are a common role in both the sales and advertising industries. The day-to-day expectations may vary by industry, but the basic expectations are the same.