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Key Account Manager (Cape Town CBD) at Flash Group

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification Bachelors
  • Experience 3 – 5 years
  • Location Western Cape
  • City Cape Town
  • Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development&nbsp

Key Account Manager (Cape Town CBD) at Flash Group

Key Account Manager (Cape Town CBD)

Job Role: 

  • Flash is seeking an energetic individual with exceptional emotional intelligence well beyond their years to join our team as a Key Account Manager.
  • In this role, you will oversee hardware requirements for both Flash and third-party partners, ensuring smooth procurement, shipping, and logistics coordination.
  • You will serve as the primary point of contact for key accounts, managing partner relationships while ensuring hardware needs are met on time and to specification.
  • The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, numerically confident, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment. Above all, you will be fully present, consistently available, and committed to delivering excellence in execution

Responsibilities:

Account Execution & Growth

  • Support the development and execution of account plans under guidance from senior KAMs.
  • Manage a portfolio of mid-tier clients with moderate revenue potential, managing all hardware related requirements.
  • Identify and pursue upselling/cross-selling opportunities within accounts, escalating strategic leads where appropriate.
  • Develop working knowledge of contract structures, SLAs, and commercial terms relevant to your portfolio.
  • Monitor compliance with contractual obligations and service levels, taking proactive steps to address issues in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Participate in renewal discussions and contribute to drafting amendments or clarifications to contractual terms.

Client Relationship Development

  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with mid-level client stakeholders.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for client queries, escalations, and regular business reviews.
  • Conduct routine check-ins to ensure clients’ operational needs are met.

Customer Retention & Service Excellence

  • Monitor customer satisfaction through feedback and service-level tracking.
  • Act promptly on service issues by coordinating with cross-functional teams to implement resolutions.
  • Support initiatives that improve client experience and retention metrics.

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Collaborate with operations, customer support, finance, and product delivery teams to ensure seamless execution of client deliverables.
  • Coordinate with the marketing team to deliver promotional campaigns or joint initiatives.

Revenue Performance & Portfolio Management

  • Track client usage, performance, and commercial KPIs to identify gaps or opportunities.
  • Assist with contract renewals, pricing discussions, and commercial terms in collaboration with senior managers.
  • Work with finance to monitor account status and address billing queries.

Market Awareness

  • Stay informed of product developments, competitor moves, and general retail trends.
  • Share relevant insights with senior KAMs and contribute to internal discussions on account strategy improvements.

Reporting & Insights

  • Maintain accurate records of client activity, contract status, and pipeline opportunities in CRM tools.
  • Contribute to monthly or quarterly reporting cycles on account health, risks, and successes.
  • Provide accurate reporting on inventory, shipments, and account status

Procurement

  • Coordinate with procurement and logistics partners to resolve any delays or issues.
  • Monitor and track shipments, maintaining accurate records of hardware movement.

Requirements

Requirements:

  • 3-5  years of experience in key account management, preferably in fintech, SaaS, or the technology sector.
  • Experience in logistics, shipping, or hardware management.
  • Proficient in using CRM platforms for managing pipelines, tracking interactions, and maintaining accurate client records.
  • Solid understanding of fintech products and services, with working knowledge of digital payment systems and B2B financial platforms.
  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. Asana)
  • Comfortable interpreting basic financial reports to track revenue performance, deal profitability, and client trends

Competencies / Attributes:

  • Client Relationship Management: Proactively builds and maintains trust-based relationships with stakeholders at client organisations.
  • Commercial Acumen: Understands client commercial drivers and identifies opportunities for account growth and value delivery.
  • Problem Solving: Anticipates issues, proposes solutions, and engages cross-functional teams to resolve client challenges efficiently.
  • Influence & Persuasion: Knows how to get buy-in from others by clearly explaining client needs and working with different teams to make things happen.
  • Operational Execution: Manages multiple client deliverables smoothly with strong process orientation and task ownership.
  • Emotional Intelligence: Recognises interpersonal dynamics and responds with tact, empathy, and self-awareness.
  • Initiative: Takes ownership beyond assigned tasks by suggesting improvements and driving smaller-scale initiatives.
  • Data-Driven Thinking: Uses performance data and client insights to inform conversations, recommendations, and reporting.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Flash Group on flash.mcidirecthire.com to apply

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