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    Account Director - Johannesburg, South Africa - SGK, INC

    SGK, INC
    SGK, INC Johannesburg, South Africa

    2 days ago

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    POSITION SUMMARY

    The SGK Coca-Cola team is seeking an Regional Account Director to lead our Africa markets.

    This is a great opportunity to join an established team and to truly influence and shape the operational & strategic direction of the Coca-Cola account as well as the SGK business.

    The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and maintaining senior client relationships, as well as significant experience in leading and developing high performing teams.

    This role requires a professional, motivated, and confident individual, who has the ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and demanding environment and is comfortable operating at all levels.

    This person will have the gravitas, energy, and drive to deliver both the Coca-Cola and SGK business objectives, coupled with strong influencing and nurturing skills that inspire others to do the same.

    JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Developing client relationships based on partnership by demonstrating a robust understanding of their business, their issues, and their motivations
  • Building and maintaining strong networks and working relationships with internal teams to ensure successful delivery ofall projects
  • Accountability for the overall service delivery in the eyes of the client, ensuring we deliver our promises and meet, if not exceed expectations.
  • Lead, nurture and develop the Africa Project Manager team focusing on excellence in client service, role knowledge, communication, and project management skills.
  • Developing comprehensive strategic account plans with key initiatives that deliver client intimacy and growth
  • Setting key targets for service, delivery, and continuous improvement, with regular measurement, analysis, and reporting
  • of performance against these targets.
  • Disciplined ownership of account reporting/communications within the overall supply chain.
  • Activity and revenue management and forecasting
  • Developing and maintaining a full understanding of the SGK business offering/proposition, and be able to pitch and promote when appropriate

    • QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

    Client Partnership

  • Excellent relationship building skills. Builds rapport quickly, maintains and develops on-going and productive relationships
  • Excellent client-facing skills. Personable, credible and establishes trust
  • Proactive. Does what they say, and says what they do
  • Tactful and diplomatic, but isn't afraid to speak up/challenge the status quo
  • Willing to go above and beyond to ensure client challenges and requests are sufficiently resolved

    • Thinking and Approach

  • Structured and analytical but can also 'think on their feet'
  • Able to interpret data and develop strong and fact-based assumptions
  • Organised, able to multi-task and manage time effectively
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Calm under pressure and resilient
  • Can lead and adapt to change
  • Can deal with ambiguity
  • Can look ahead to anticipate any issues, roadblocks risks, and opportunities

    • Commercial

  • Understanding and ownership of the financial status of the account
  • Hungry to grow and develop the account
  • Ability to spot new opportunities to increase revenue
  • Can identify improvements and new initiatives to drive efficiency and positive change

    • Communication

  • Confident presentation skills. Demonstrates a clear, lively, and engaging style, to suit the audience
  • Articulates and expresses ideas clearly and succinctly
  • Is a good listener and interprets others well
  • Transparent and honest

    • People

  • Manages expectations
  • Provides strong direction, feedback, and coaching
  • Collaborative and supportive
  • Motivates and inspires excellent performance
  • Intuitive, emotionally intelligent and can manage conflict
  • Operates with integrity
  • Understands, respects and can adapt to cultural differences

    • #LI_JC01

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