Senior Account Manager (Marketing & Branding) Job in Kenya

Senior Account Manager (Marketing & Branding) Job in Kenya

Our client, a company committed in providing world class marketing services in areas such as Brand Activation, Field Marketing Services and Branding seeks to recruit a Senior Account Manager – Marketing & Branding.

The individual will be tasked with managing the clients within his/her assignment. Maintain client relationship, prepare plans, budgets and reports, supervise executions, expand the business for both existing and prospective clients, and ensure subordinates’ professional growth and development.

Responsibilities

Business Development

Be familiar with the market dynamics to maintain and achieve sales target
Establish new businesses and also maintain existing accounts

Ensure the delivery of high quality service that will attract repeated business

Identify business opportunities

Financials

Strict adherence to campaign budgets
Timely invoicing of executed projects
Budget reconciliation and cost control
Secure POs before commencement of projects

Ensure 100% accuracy of billing and invoicing on all projects executed.
Follow up and drive prompt payment for all executed projects.

Maximum outstanding debts kept at 30 days.

Work closely with procurement and finance to deliver and maintain good budgeting cost/margin.

Client Management

Act as the liaison between clients and the business

Maintain close relationship with existing clients

Work closely with clients to achieve clients’ growth ratio

Quick response time to clients emails, phone calls and task
Timely attendance of clients meetings and reporting

Manage clients’ expectation for renewed contract

Staff Management

Grow and mentor staff working directly under you

Supervise support team and interns

Strategy & Plan Development

Develop strategy for clients’ briefs as they are received

Formulate and outline project plans
Compile and develop comparative and competitive insight industry-wide for managed clients

Project Management / Quality Control

Day to day management of clients’ projects
Take part in all brainstorms/ideation sessions within the agency.

Develop proposal/plans in response to client’s briefs

Develop budgets for all project with corresponding job bag following agency stipulated cost margin

Manage specific projects independently but at the supervision of an account manager or Head of Unit, as is applicable

Drive smart, tactical execution of client projects

Ensure proper planning with necessary tools for all projects e.g. timelines, work plans, checklist etc.

Ensure production meetings are held both in-house and with client

Manage situation and issues as they arise

Manage weekly campaign status documents for review

Obtain internal

approval on all activities and projects before execution

Work closely with the relevant lead (sales incentive or otherwise) to provide support on assigned duties

Ensure training of all field staff with proper briefing and dissemination of all required information e.g. salary breakdown, codes of conduct and most importantly effective communication of brand essence etc.

Ensure contracts and MOUs are duly signed by all parties with roles and responsibilities where necessary

Ensure the field staff details are adequately documented prior to kick off of all projects and while its ongoing (contracts, issuance of temporary ID cards etc.) and that all necessary materials are collated and stored on the Google drive if applicable for reference

Ensure proper inventory of all project materials upon commencement and closure

Ensure proper closure of all projects with all materials duly reconciled and returned to client

Develop proof of execution and invoices for all projects within a week of execution

Manage multiple projects simultaneously with no overlap

Project Reports

Prepare report on all completed projects, to include insights, research and analysis
Submit weekly and monthly reports to clients

Ensure all claims are uploaded

Ensure debriefs are held at the end of all projects, review reports shared for learnings by all

All data capture must be collated and shared with client

Ensure case studies are submitted and shared on the server (Shared folder)

Requirements

B.Sc./HND any related discipline
Certification in marketing communications-related courses would be an added advantage.

Minimum of three (3) years’ work experience in a similar role within the Brand Marketing Industry.

How to Apply:

Applicants who meet the requirements stated above should send their applications and detailed CVs with a day – time telephone number to the email address: jobs1@hcsafrica.com with Senior Account Manager –Marketing & Branding on the Subject line.

Candidates should indicate their current & Expected salaries. By 22nd July 2019.

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