Junior Account Managers
Job Placements · Kensington
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- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing client accounts, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.
- Identify opportunities to expand managed services, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, licensing, and professional services within existing accounts.
- Develop and execute account management plans with clear revenue growth and retention objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across technical, operational, procurement, and executive teams.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring their business needs are understood and aligned with the company's service offerings.
- Work closely with technical, service delivery, project, and support teams to ensure successful delivery of services and a positive customer experience.
- Conduct regular client review meetings, providing strategic guidance, service updates, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, including client interactions, opportunities, quotations, renewals, and account activities.
- Manage contract renewals, licensing renewals, and service agreements while identifying opportunities for upselling and cross-selling.
- Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, competitor offerings, and customer requirements to provide valuable insights and recommendations.
Requirements
- 37 years' experience in Account Management within an IT Managed Services Provider (MSP), IT services, systems integrator, or technology solutions environment.
- Proven track record of growing existing client accounts through upselling, cross-selling, and long-term relationship management.
- Strong understanding of Managed Services, Microsoft 365, Azure, Cloud Solutions, Cybersecurity, Networking, Infrastructure, or IT Support Services.
- Experience working with SME and enterprise clients.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both technical and executive decision-makers.
- Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of contracts, renewals, pricing, and solution-based selling.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Self-motivated, organised, and customer-centric.
Technical & Professional Skills
- CRM management and pipeline tracking.
- Account planning and customer success strategies.
- Contract, renewal, and opportunity management.
- Solution-based selling and consultative account management.
- Strong commercial forecasting and reporting.
- Understanding of Managed Services, Cloud, Microsoft technologies, Cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure.
Key Competencies
- Strong relationship management and customer service orien
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