Sales Account Manager

Job Description

<p>Roles &amp; Responsiblities</p><p><br></p><p>We are a fun, lifestyle magazine looking for a fun and cheerful Sales guro to join our Riyadh branch. This position will report to the Sales Director and must be based in Riyadh with some travel within the country.</p><p><br></p><p>We are looking for a competent, motivated and ambitious Sales Account Executive to join our team. If you love finding new business opportunities and manage relationships with existing clients, this job is for you! You’ll be directly responsible for the maintenance and expansion of our customer base.</p><p><br></p><p>This role will be experienced in dealing with and growing major accounts by selling our media tools. You will own the sales performance and services provided. You will need to initiate sales goals based on targets set by the Sales Director and supervise and motivate members of the sales team to ensure they meet those goals. In addition, you will generate and distribute leads and manage customer relationships.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You will be familiar with and own our account management software (CRM), have a flair for client communication and understand consumer behavior, we’d like to meet you. Ideally, candidates for this role will know how to meet ambitious individual and team-wide sales quotas.</p><p><br></p><p>Qualifications and Education Requirements</p><ul><li>A proven track record of successful business development and account management essential</li><li>Self-motivated, proactive and can-do proactive attitude is required</li><li>Cold calling</li><li>Lead business across all sales channels and brand lines, unlock new business development opportunities, build, and maintain relationships with key customers and manage accounts by allocating internal resources.</li><li>Excellent leadership and management skills</li><li>At least 5 years working in Sales</li><li>A network within the Food and Beverage / Hospitality industries</li><li>Experience in sales-based CRM</li></ul><p>Preferred Skills</p><ul><li>University degree in a business-related field</li></ul>