About the Role
We are looking for a dynamic and driven Junior Sales Account Manager who is a natural relationship builder and can take ownership of their responsibilities from day one. The ideal candidate will be a go-getter with a positive attitude, excellent communication skills and a friendly, outgoing personality. They should be confident dealing with clients, proactive in identifying opportunities and commercially minded. This is not a role for someone who needs to be micromanaged. We are looking for someone who will take ownership, build strong client relationships and actively contribute to growing the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.
- Identify new business and account-growth opportunities.
- Support the growth and retention of client accounts.
- Assist with and manage portions of the workload of existing Account Managers.
- Engage confidently with both SME and corporate clients.
- Understand client requirements and help identify suitable commercial solutions.
- Take ownership of assigned responsibilities and follow through on agreed actions.
- Work independently and manage workload, priorities and client commitments effectively.
- Contribute towards achieving individual and team sales targets.
- Support broader business-development and sales initiatives.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The successful candidate should demonstrate:
- A strong technical background.
- A proven sales track record and ability to achieve targets.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Managerial and leadership potential.
- A commercially minded and strategic approach to sales.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Confidence dealing with SME and corporate clients.
- The ability to work independently without requiring close supervision.
- Strong organisational and workload-management skills.
- Strong relationship-building capability.
- Business-development ability.
- A proactive, energetic and positive approach.
- A high level of personal accountability and ownership.
- The confidence to identify and pursue commercial opportunities.
Key Attributes
- Driven and results-focused.
- Friendly and outgoing.
- Confident and professional.
- Self-motivated.
- Proactive.
- Commercially aware.
- Relationship-focused.
- Comfortable taking responsibility.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced sales environment.
- Interested in developing into a future sales leader.
Career Path
There is a clear opportunity for the successful candidate to progress into a Sales Manager role and, ultimately, into more senior sales leadership positions. This opportunity would suit an ambitious candidate who wants to build a long-term career in sales, account management and commercial leadership.
***Salary - R20,000 - R25,000 CTC + Excellent Commission Structure (Negotiable, based on skills, experience and in relation to current package)
