Key Account Manager (Roofing Industry)

Key responsibilities: • Contributing to the development and application of the sales strategy and plans which contribute to the overall business objectives. • Managing and controlling all aspects of customer relationship management. • Obtaining new business and the effective management of the portfolio’s top clients. • Maintaining sound relationships with existing clients and fostering the development of new clients • Fostering and maintaining relationships with the professional sector and endorsing the development of specifications • Managing & controlling the progress of sales enquiries through to a successful sale. • Providing assistance to finance department in respect of collections and communicating and assistance in resolving customer complaints • Ensuring the collections of cash sales in full (cleared in bank) prior to manufacture & release of goods. • Developing, gathering and sharing of market intelligence with all stakeholders. • Effective use of SAP and attending to the assimilation of required reporting • Attendance in and participation of stock takes, conference attendance and training sessions • Inspections of construction sites prior to mobile mill rolling’s and steel laying foundations (where applicable) 1. Qualifications required: • Minimum academic qualification: Grade 12, Diploma or Degree • Qualifications as an added advantage: Diploma or Degree in Marketing, Sales, Business Management, or a related field.