Account Manager

ACCOUNT MANAGEROur 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 inspe