Pashnie

May 14, 2025

Job Details:

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for customer service and sales support, we invite you to join our team in the KZN branch as a Junior Key Account Manager. In this role, you will play a key part in achieving sales and product targets by proactively engaging with customers and stakeholders. You’ll work closely with vendors and the sales team to ensure smooth communication and collaboration.

If you're ready to take on this exciting challenge, please apply.

Requirements:

Education

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Tertiary qualification, preferably a degree or diploma.
• Relevant sales certifications related to sales in the IT industry.

Experience

• 2+ years’ experience in the IT Sector.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve revenue and gross profit targets.
• Experience in brand marketing (products and processes) with financial and business acumen.

Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly advanced Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain long-term relationships with key clients.
• Basic sales techniques and strategies to grow account revenue.
• Clear verbal and written communication to interact with clients, team members, and management.
• Analytical thinking to understand client challenges and propose practical solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the products and services the company offers.
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple accounts, and meet deadlines.
• Basic understanding of budgeting, pricing strategies, and revenue targets.
• Focused on providing excellent customer service and addressing client concerns in a timely manner.

Personal Attributes

• You take initiative to identify opportunities for client growth and account expansion.
• You are able to handle changing client needs, market conditions, and internal priorities.
• You work well within a team and are able to collaborate across departments to ensure account success.
• You are persistent when it comes to following up with clients and nurturing relationships.
• You have a keen eye for accuracy in reporting, documentation, and handling client information.
• You want to understand client perspectives and can build rapport with a human touch.
• You are focused on achieving targets and delivering outcomes that meet client and company objectives.

Responsibilities

Strategy Development

• Develop and implement strategies to meet and exceed monthly sales targets.

Client Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Event Organisation

• Collaborate with the Marketing team to organise and execute client events, driving engagement and brand awareness.

Market Insights and Forecasting

• Provide Product Managers with valuable market insights to aid in product forecasting and strategic decision-making.

Additional

• Reliable transport.
• This is an office-based position in the KZN branch.

All required qualifications will be verified by an independent provider on behalf of Tarsus.

Please note: The company is under no obligation to fill this position, should you not have had any feedback within 2 weeks of submitting your application, you may consider your application unsuccessful.

To apply for this position, please send your CV and supporting documents to: recruitment@tarsus.co.za