Job Description

Senior Account Executive Needed for Leading Corporate Interior Design Firm based in Sandton

• The Candidate must have had experience in internal fit-outs, must have dealt with Professional teams (eg: Mechanical engineers, wet services engineers, fire consultants, electrical engineers etc), Must have experience managing people
• Should the Candidate have children, they MUST have a strong support structures in place to assist with school drop offs and pickups. Candidates may be expected to work overtime sometimes or when required
• Own car is essential for this position!
• Salary: R60 000 pm CTC Depending on the Candidate's skills, experience, current salary, etc.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Account Executive serves as the primary business contact for the client and is responsible for overall client satisfaction and the delivery of the overall project. Responsible for concluding deals, managing the project team (6 to 10 people depending on the size of the project), managing client expectations, payment of the account and handover of a completed site to the client within agreed budget, timelines and as per the agreed scope of work.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES
Manage client relationship
Cost and produce preliminary budget of costs
Calculate and produce final budget of costs
Ensure that all drawings are correct from Design team
Ensure that all furniture details are correct from Design team
Ensure purchase orders are placed for projects
Manage internal project team
Manage client account
Supervise completion of site

REQUIREMENTS:

Proven Account Management skills required in order to create, maintain and enhance customer relationships
Minimum 3-5 years of Account/project management experience
Extremely detail oriented
Technical competence
Motivated, goal oriented, persistent and a skilled negotiator
High level of initiative and able to work well in a team environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Handle stressful situations and deadline pressures well
Plan and carry out responsibilities with minimal direction
Able to work after hours and weekends when required
Able to multi-task and handle multiple projects at once

REPORTING STRUCTURE:
Reports to: Head of Operations
Subordinates: Project team
Liaises with: Design Team, Project Managers, Procurement, Finance Department

Send CVs to: redlinerecruitmentcvs@gmail.com

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