Senior Account Manager (Payments industry), Sandton, Johannesburg

Introduction

Partner with assigned customers to achieve specific business goals that jointly drive market share, volume and revenue growth.  Focus on the delivery of customized payment solutions and comprehensive consulting support, while leveraging the firm’s strong brand, technology, operations and risk platforms to deliver bottom line results to customers.

Responsibilities

• Analyse member business opportunity to increase volume, volume share and mail share. 
• Coordinate and integrate business development, advertising, marketing and product management activities with members and internal contacts to identify new business opportunities and product ideas. 
• Communicates and consults with members regarding product knowledge and card industry knowledge. 
• Analyse member’s business through profitability modeling, financial forecasting, and competitive analysis. 
• Implement long-term strategies and tactics for members to increase member's profitability.
• Delivers issuer solutions which enhance mutual profitability.
• Deliver on marketing strategies and sales targets for products/services sold against member's business objectives.
• Deliver on long-term strategies and tactics for members to increase member's profitability
• Negotiate win-win product and service agreements.
• Deliver against sales targets for the firm’s products & services and net revenue targets from new and existing business
• Design specific strategies that deliver customized solutions for the business that drive profit, revenue growth and value creation for both the company and the customer
• Collaborate with the customer to establish and execute annual business plans and quarterly review sessions to establish, monitor and report progress against joint objectives
• Negotiate, execute and manage the customer agreement process, ensuring global linkage of resources and information sharing
• Develop and implement sales plan designs to include business development, advertising, marketing and product management activities with customers, prospects and internal contacts
• Analyse the customer’s business through profitability modeling, financial forecasting and competitive analysis

Requirements

• Extensive account management/sales experience within financial services.
• Must integrate knowledge across disciplines (i.e. Marketing, Operations, and Advertising).
• Payment services product knowledge (credit, debit, pre paid, etc.)
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Market and industry knowledge with strong presentation skills.
• Effective influence management and consultative selling skills; able to achieve results with little   direct authority over resources.
• Proactive personality; demonstrated persistence in resolving issues and developing opportunities.
• Relevant Degree or Diploma

Send your CV to Danelle at CA Global (danelle@caglobalint.com), or visit our website (www.banking-recruitment-jobs.com) for further information.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted