Account Manager - Media (KZN)

About us

At ZaPOP we believe in inspiring meaningful connections, and it is our goal to attract top talent that shares in our mission, to expand and evolve every personal or business brand they interact with. Being a trend setter for more than 10 years, we’ve made it our core business to understand how shoppers interact at the point of purchase. We specialise in the in-store marketing arena, we’ve developed a unique and extensive range of innovative in-store solutions, each of these is designed to move brands off the shelves and into the homes of consumers.

We at ZaPOP are all about the meaningful customer experience, telling a story, inspired solutions and partnering for the long haul.

About the position

The account manager is responsible to take our sales game to a whole new level with brands within the retailer environment, by joining forces with our creative team and help us provide ground-breaking brand-building strategies to our wide range of clients.

Duties of the account manager includes (but not limited to):

• Focus on presenting, negotiating, and selling innovative brand-building solutions to various clients
• Identify opportunities and achieve monthly sales targets
• Understanding the need of the clients by being a strategic partner
• Reveal to clients how we can bring their brands come to life with creative solutions
• Taking ownership of existing accounts whilst bringing in new business
• Focus on the development of lasting relationships with our clients and stakeholders and act as a brand ambassador of the company

Benefits

• You will have a strong creative team assisting with research, brand strategies and presentations for clients
• Working with a dynamic and driven team
• Great commission earning potential!
• Company benefits: Medical aid, Risk fund, GAP cover and Satrix40 Investment contributions

Requirements

• Senior matric certificate
• Degree in Marketing/ Brand strategy/ Communication/ Media
• 3-5 Years experience in a sales or business development role
• Valid drivers license & own reliable vehicle
• Proven track record as an account manager preferably in the Retail, FMCG, Advertising or Media industry
• Excellent communication, negotiating, and solution selling skills
• Proficient in MS Office
• Resides in Durban North or surrounding area

How to apply

If this position sounds like the right challenge for you, you can apply by visiting our careers page at www.zapop.com/careers/. Alternatively you can email us your CV with the subject line – ‘Account Manager (Media): Durban’ to moc.popaz@elpoep

If you have not heard back from us within two weeks, your application was unfortunately not successful.

Kindly note that by submitting your application and documents, you hereby agree to the Terms of the POPI Act for the Company to use and process your personal information for the purposes of the Recruitment process. If you would like for us to remove your information from our database, you are welcome to let us know at any time.

Posted on 08 Jul 12:51, Closing date 6 Sep