People.
Purpose.

Possibility.

Ongoing Opportunity

Permanent Intermediate position
Posted March 8, 2025
Sales Account Manager
R60,000 - R85,000 pm
Cape Town Region
new
permanent
Mid Level

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For a results-driven AUTHENTIC Sales Account Manager to join our team. This role involves managing key client relationships, driving new business opportunities, and selling
IT based networking solutions, including hardware, software, and managed services. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical understanding of networking solutions and a proven ability to build and maintain client relationships within the IT industry.

Sales & Business Development: Identify, develop, and close new sales opportunities.

Client Relationship Management: Maintain and grow relationships with new and existing customers, ensuring satisfaction and long-term partnerships.
Pipeline: Develop and grow customer pipeline.
Solution Selling: Understand customer needs and provide tailored networking solutions, including but not limited to, switches, routers, firewalls, SD-WAN, and WiFi Solutions.
Technical Consultation: Work closely with technical teams to deliver customised solutions to clients.
Proposal & Contract Negotiation: Prepare sales proposals, negotiate contracts, and close deals effectively.
Market & Product Knowledge: Stay updated on industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies.
Sales Administration: Manage and update CRM systems with accurate customer and sales data. Prepare sales quotations, proposals, and contracts in collaboration with internal sales team. Assist with RFPs, tenders, and vendor registrations where necessary. Handle customer enquiries, follow up on outstanding quotes, and ensure a smooth sales process from initial contact to post-sales support.
Sales Targets & Reporting: Meet or exceed sales targets, maintain accurate sales forecasts, and provide regular reports to management.
Experience: 5+ years of sales experience in IT networking solutions, infrastructure, or related fields.
Technical Knowledge: Understanding of technologies such as LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN and security solutions.

Sales Skills: Strong consultative selling, negotiation, and closing skills.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, or related field (preferred but not mandatory).
  • Networking Vendor certifications will be advantageous

 

Desired Skills:
  • IT Sales
  • Consultative selling

About The Employer:

Why work for this special client?

They have a great company culture, they are a very fun, young, dynamic company,
SUPER realxed , Jeans and Tackies Vibe!
With an open door policy and are always willing to help wherever help is needed, they believe in continuously upskilling and sharing knowledge.

You will have a team of Solution Architects. plus presales humans!

Even the Exco members are willing to assist and give advice and push you to be the best you can be.
There is little to no micromanagement. What you put in is what you get out.

Selling points: The company has an unlimited leave policy applicable after your 15 days have depleted so that they don't have anyone suffering from burnout.
They work on a hybrid policy so you will only be in the office on certain days, the other days you work from home,

Fantastic career path - Strategic Sales Exec , to Sales Director

Highly aggressive commission structure.
Talk to me about targets ...

 

Employer & Job Benefits:

  • Medical Aid
  • Commission
  • Sales Benefits

Application Process

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Application Process

Ready to take the next step?

Apply directly from this opportunity. Your details and CV will be sent to the Chosen Online recruitment team for personal review.

About The Employer:

Why work for this special client?

They have a great company culture, they are a very fun, young, dynamic company,
SUPER realxed , Jeans and Tackies Vibe!
With an open door policy and are always willing to help wherever help is needed, they believe in continuously upskilling and sharing knowledge.

You will have a team of Solution Architects. plus presales humans!

Even the Exco members are willing to assist and give advice and push you to be the best you can be.
There is little to no micromanagement. What you put in is what you get out.

Selling points: The company has an unlimited leave policy applicable after your 15 days have depleted so that they don't have anyone suffering from burnout.
They work on a hybrid policy so you will only be in the office on certain days, the other days you work from home,

Fantastic career path - Strategic Sales Exec , to Sales Director

Highly aggressive commission structure.
Talk to me about targets ...

 

Employer & Job Benefits:

  • Medical Aid
  • Commission
  • Sales Benefits