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Account Manager - Africa

Standard Chartered Head Office, 3rd Floor, Chiromo, 48 Westlands Road, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Sales / Direct Customer Success

Join our amazing team of account managers today. You will take care of our existing customers to enable them to continue their use of our management applications while ensuring high satisfaction.


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Products Users

12,000,000

Company growth:

60% year over year

Team Size

60 people


 
 



As an Account Manager, you will represent the long lasting commercial point of contact of all your customers. You will ensure customer satisfaction as well as the development of their businesses by offering new features and renewing their Odoo contracts. You will be in contact with financial directors, IT directors and CEOs of small and large companies, and you will revolutionize the way they work


The business scope of Odoo is so large that you'll never stop learning, and with a bit of creativity, you'll have a solution to most of your clients' pain points. With such a scope, you'll quickly master all aspects of entrepreneurship, to advise clients as an expert. It's not all about sales, it's also about providing value to your clients. 

Your responsibilities will be to:

  • Manage a portfolio of existing clients in Africa
  • Analyze and understand your clients' IT projects in depth: you will be their Odoo sales expert! 
  • Identify potential future sales: increase the use of your customers' software by offering them the best package available from Odoo
  • Present the product (new applications, features) and new versions to end users
  • Negotiate contract renewals: from monthly subscriptions to multi-year subscriptions

This is a sales position for people who are excited to work where business and software meet. You will learn different management practices across various industries and how Odoo's various applications (there are over 50!) can be used to serve business needs.

This position requires a proactive individual with a result-oriented mindset.

ProfilE
  • Bachelor or Master Degree in Business
  • Strong Business knowledge and curiosity
  • Genuine interest in software products
  • Fluent in English and/or Kiswahili
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong relationship and negotiation skills 
  • Work permit for Kenya (if applicable)
Nice to Have
  • Result oriented and outgoing personality
  • Previous experience in Sales or Consultancy
  • Knowledge of ERP and SaaS software
  • Work hard/play hard attitude 
  • Ability to perform in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Experience working with African countries
  • Knowledge of Swahili or any regional or international language
WHAT MAKES THIS JOB ATTRACTIVE?
  • Advisory sales or consultative sales which allows you to use your analytical skills
  • Sharpening your negotiation skills
  • Deal with companies of various industries, sizes, and from different countries
  • Wide scope of management application: CRM, Accounting, Inventory Management, HR, Project Management, etc.
  • High commissions for best sellers, no ceiling 

What we offer?

Remuneration 💰

A full-time position with attractive benefits and high commissions.

Go global 🌍

Work with clients throughout Africa.

Connect with colleagues worldwide.

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Play any sport with colleagues,
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Fruit basket, tea and coffee.



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