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Role Purpose:
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To manage strategic key accounts, maintain a long term & healthy relationship with key internal and external
stakeholders, with the primary objective to drive profitable and long-term revenue growth, customer experience &
satisfaction and increased market share on the respective portfolio, through effective service delivery,
protection/renewal of existing business and identifying new sales opportunities across the different product and
solution offerings.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Sales & Stakeholder Management:
Responsible for developing and implementing account strategy to ensure delivery of all financial targets including revenue, connections for voice and data, market share and net margin contribution, as well as responsible for the delivery of the P&L
Primary relationship owner for portfolio, responsible for developing strong one-to-one long term relationships with key decision makers/ influencers up to C Level, leverages those relationships to create new value, opportunities and win new business
Acquire a thorough understanding of key customer needs and requirements.
Drives accelerated revenue growth by identifying potential markets for new and existing products and services in targeted accounts Retaining and growing business by identifying major new sales opportunities
Key company liaison responsible for developing strong one-to-one long term relationships with key decision makers/ influencers up to C Level
Influences Vodacom SA/Group Account sponsors and decision makers to secure appropriate resource and delivery to nominated customers within milestones and timeframes
Ensuring effective service delivery and customer satisfaction
Ensures (virtual) team works collaboratively with all other functions within Vodacom to drive the Premier client network agenda and ensure alignment
Prepare an Account Plan which is shared with both internal and external stakeholders
Ensure there is Complex Sales road map for each relevant opportunity
Own escalated customer complaints for the channel from a service perspective.
Ensure that sales and pricing claims on their debtors trading accounts are proactively resolved
To support finance in recovering overdue and non-payment by clients.
Ensure the correct products and services are delivered to customers in a timely manner as per the customer needs and objectives.
The ideal candidate for this role will have:
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B Degree/Diploma or Equivalent
A Post Graduate Degree in Sales/Marketing/Business Commerce or related field advantageous
A minimum of 7 years' work experience in a Sales and Service experience in the telecommunications or technology related environments e.g. (ICT) with demonstrated experience in:
Portfolio management
Ability to increase NPS results and reduce administrative expense
Ability to build relationships
Technical Competencies:
Experience in solution selling within enterprise customers
Deep understanding of the customer's business, it's market and industry alongside key decision-makers and influencers in account organisation
Ability to translate customer's objectives and strategy into relevant Vodacom Business propositions
Successful track record of managing multi- industry and multi-tower sales and demonstrate profitable revenue growth
Demonstrated ability to influence at c-level
Behavioural Competencies:
Customer Focus: Prioritizing customer needs and delivering excellent service
Accountability: Seeks feedback and identifies opportunities for improvement or innovation
Collaboration: Actively fosters collaboration, seeks input and effectively partners
Resilience: Actively seeks opportunities for growth, demonstrates a strong commitment to self-improvement and has a growth mindset
Flexibility: uses various techniques to influence others (lobbies, approaches decision makers, finds sponsors)
Organizational Savvy: Demonstrates strong understanding of assigned strategy for the Business/ Function and creates strong team alignment to the strategy
We make an impact by offering:
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Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies
Closing date for Applications:
23 September 2025.
The base location for this role is
Midrand, Vodacom Campus.
The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.
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