Advertising Account Executive Job in Kenya - Outdoor Advertising & Retail Franchising Firm

Summary of Profile: Our client, a medium sized outdoor advertising and retail franchising firm would like to fill the position of an Advertising Account Executive

Reporting to the Business Development manager, you will grow sales in outdoor media and branding initiatives from corporate players and advertising agencies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Developing new accounts and augmenting the business of existing accounts
  • Identifies prospects, advertising, marketing and business issues and matches these with the organization’s capabilities
  • Develops tactics for pursuing selected prospects
  • Participates in sales presentations, negotiations and sales closings
  • Helps clients develop adverting strategies and solutions to creative logical and technical problems
  • Responsible for estimating costs and monitoring project timelines
  • Manage the selling process to external customers, including pricing contract negotiations
  • Improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Own strong, multi-level relationships with new and existing customers (including main decision makers and influencers)
  • Actively engage Customer Service into relevant customer contacts to improve strategic relationships, to proactively resolve problems.
  • Analyze Market Intelligence sources and use data to drive sales efforts and lead generation.
  • Actively manage key stake holders at origin and other contact offices to ensure relationships are built and used to ensure the Company’s visibility is improved.

Qualification and Experience
  • Degree in Business Administration
  • Minimum 2yrs sales accounts or related experience; exposure in the advertising industry will be an added advantage
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Good coordination skills

How to Apply:

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Monday 14th October 2013

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416,
Nairobi, GPO 00100

Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.


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