Account Manager 3 (Sales

Grow your career with a company that supports you and has led the packaging industry for 150 years through innovation, consistency and stability. Join talented people in a collaborative culture that rewards performance and helps you live your best life.

SGX, part of the Propelis Group, brings together more than 150 years of combined experience from SGS&Co and SGK, forming a powerhouse in packaging graphics, prepress, and print production. We offer a full suite of solutions, including artwork and file preparation, plate and cylinder production, and metal deco services, supported by advanced technology and a global footprint.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the range of new and existing client projects are managed effectively and efficiently. To ensure the work is strategically focused, delivered on time and on budget whilst championing the quality and delivery of all client projects.

To provide superior service to the business by:

• Handling the client account/s and developing a strong solid business relationship with clients through regular and proactive contact.
• Deciding on best way to meet client’s business objectives through effective sales promotion and consistently challenging the status quo.
• Coordinating all aspects of the response to the client brief paying particular attention to quality and revenue generated.
• Continually working to improve internal processes, communications and the working relationship between the assigned account team and all other departments at SGS & Co.
• Monitoring progress, pre-empting any problems and making recommendations in regard to modifications required through a solution focused approach.
• Effectively obtaining and managing feedback from client.
• Monitoring of competitor activity and reporting back to the client.
• Striving to strengthen and extend the client relationship through the identification of business growth opportunities by demonstration of a full application of the marketing mix, retail techniques and legalities.
• Ensuring a thorough understanding of the internal and billing procedures at SGS & Co, assisting in the completion of monthly financial summaries and forecasts together with the Account Director.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

An individual who has:

• A confident, ambitious and persuasive manner
• The ability to use own initiative
• Innovative and creative qualities
• Self motivation skills, passion, drive and can be a role model for others.
• Superior organizational skills
• The ability to work towards and meet deadlines within budget
• Great attention to detail

This person will have frequent contact with:

• Client, to effectively and efficiently manage the assigned account.
• Creative Department, Planning, Digital and Experiential to ensure a strong working relationship with the named department.
• Suppliers, to maintain a good working relationship with third party suppliers.
• Finance, to ensure all SGS & Co’s financial processes and procedures are adhered to at all times.

Opportunity to develop within the assigned account team and potentially across SGS & Co through a proven track record of strong account handling skills, continued development of self, together with the desire to take your career to the next level.

This position requires the following knowledge and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or other related field
• 3+ years of experience in a Sales based capacity
• Experience in pre-press, packaging or other related industry preferred

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The following physical requirements are commonly performed in this job. There are times, on occasion, when the employee may be asked or expected to perform duties with physical requirements that are different from those listed here.

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