Sales
Sales Account Manager (Kansas City, KS)
Responsibilities: Reporting to the Account Executive
- Be responsible for all client communications, conflict resolution, and compliance on client deliverables and revenue
- Review all major deliverables (such as strategic brief, function spec, tech spec) to ensure that quality standards and client expectations are met
- Ensure that client issues are dealt with efficiently, informing the Account Director or Managing Director of any problems that may arise
- Own the contract and contract renewals for new work for an existing client
- Approve change orders and invoices and be responsible for payment collections
- Work closely with the project team to maintain continuous knowledge of project status, identifying potential issues and opportunities within or related to the project
- Maintain awareness of and pursue opportunities for account growth and new business, involving the Account Executive, Sales or other support
- Communicate the client’s goals and represent the client’s interests to the team
- Provide regular two-way communication between the client and team, to ensure strong team representation and set proper client expectations
- Understand company capabilities and services and effectively communicate all offerings to the client
- Report to the Account Executive, providing regular input on all account activity, including status and call reports on a weekly basis
Required Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree
- Minimum three years of account and project management experience
- Proven account management skills required to create, maintain, and enhance customer relationships
- Technical competence (understanding of software, hardware, networks, and so on)
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Strong motivation, goal orientation, persistence, and negotiation skills
- High level of initiative and ability to work well in a team environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to handle stressful situations and deadline pressures well
- Ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with minimal direction