Account Manager

Our client, a leader in their industry, have a job opening for an account manager with Dutch or German.  This role offers an excellent remuneration package and work environment.

Description

Our client is looking for experienced Account Managers who will serve as the first point of contact with  existing and prospective customers. 

Successful applicants will be responsible for the coordination and/or co-development of overall territory strategy and sales plans with an outside Account Executive.  This position will require both Inside and Outside activities and customer visits.

The successful candidate will be able to build on existing relationships in order to harvest existing run rate activity while also being able to negotiate and close Pan-European deals from seed to sale.

Required:
* Fluent in Dutch or German (written and spoken)
* Fluent English

Skills & Attributes
* Sales & Account management skills
* Influencing and negotiating skills
* Relationship building – all levels
* Marketing communication skills
* Detail conscious & good analytical skills
* Teamwork as well as ability to work on own initiative
* Computer literate
* Ability to understand and explain product features and benefits
* Adility to look outside the box

Experience & Education
* Degree in a Business Discipline
* 3-5 years Account Management sales experience in a business development environment with some hands-on knowledge of marketing communications.
* Experience in Corporate gifting and reward segment a distinct advantage.
* Knowledge of national based enterprise and consumer markets
* Identifying, tracking and closing multimillion-dollar deals and
* Experience in the navigation of C-level decision makers is critical.
* Account management of Blue Chip companies
* Experience managing a pipeline is essential