Key Account Manager - Education

Samsung Electronics America; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Free parking

Employee discounts

Onsite gym

Barista coffee Mondays

Professional development

Retail partner discounts

Connection events

Job summary

Samsung Electronics Australia is seeking a proactive Key Account Manager to drive growth within the education sector, building strategic partnerships and expanding long-term opportunities.

Based onsite at Sydney Olympic Park, you will collaborate with product, marketing and support teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences and sustainable revenue growth across education clients.

Qualifications

• Proven account management experience within technology industry in the education vertical.
• High level of business acumen with a strong ability to communicate effectively across all levels of business.
• Previous experience in building and maintaining customer satisfaction through the development of broad customer relationships, including senior management contact
• Team player with a high level of negotiation and influencing skills and the ability work with cross functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain deep relationships across the education vertical focusing on long-term strategic partnerships that drive sustained business growth.
• Drive revenue growth through targeted account expansion, leveraging insights to identify opportunities across the education sector.
• Drive consistent incremental sales across the education sector to achieve quarterly targets, ensuring objectives align with business unit goals and proactively manage sales pipelines, accurately forecasting opportunities.
• Continuously analyse industry trends, understanding competitor movements and leveraging insights to differentiate Samsung’s offerings.
• Work closely with internal teams to coordinate sales efforts, ensuring alignment across product management, marketing, and support functions.

Skills

Account management

Education sector

Business communication

Negotiation

Job description

Position Summary

At Samsung, we don’t just imagine the future - we build it. This is where you Reimagine Your Future with one of the world’s most iconic technology leaders, a company that moves fast, thinks bold, and launches innovation at a scale few can match. Every year, our ecosystem expands with breakthrough products and experiences that redefine what’s possible. Now, we’re looking for a Key Account Manager to join Samsung Electronics Australia and help shape what’s next.

Role and Responsibilities

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and maintain deep relationships across the education vertical focusing on long-term strategic partnerships that drive sustained business growth.
• Drive revenue growth through targeted account expansion, leveraging insights to identify opportunities across the education sector.
• Drive consistent incremental sales across the education sector to achieve quarterly targets, ensuring objectives align with business unit goals and proactively manage sales pipelines, accurately forecasting opportunities.
• Continuously analyse industry trends, understanding competitor movements and leveraging insights to differentiate Samsung’s offerings.
• Work closely with internal teams to coordinate sales efforts, ensuring alignment across product management, marketing, and support functions.

Skills and Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• Proven account management experience within technology industry in the education vertical
• High level of business acumen with a strong ability to communicate effectively across all levels of business
• Previous experience in building and maintaining customer satisfaction through the development of broad customer relationships, including senior management contact
• Team player with a high level of negotiation and influencing skills and the ability work with cross functional teams.

What Sets Us Apart

Excellence isn’t an aspiration here, it’s our baseline. Innovation isn’t a moment, it’s our mindset. At Samsung Australia, you’ll join a team powered by curiosity, ambition, and the drive to deliver meaningful impact for millions of customers and communities. And we’ll equip you with everything you need to grow, thrive, and accelerate your career:

• Competitive remuneration that recognises your expertise
• Free on‑site parking for seamless convenience
• Generous employee discounts across the Samsung product range
• Free access to our modern onsite gym
• Barista‑made coffee every Monday - on us!
• Ongoing professional development to elevate your growth
• Discounts across 400+ retail partners
• Quarterly Connection Events that bring our people and purpose together

Ways of Working

This role is based onsite 5 days per week at our Sydney Olympic Park office. While that structure keeps us connected, we do remain a flexible employer for life’s moments.

Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, and network systems, and the entire semiconductor industry with our memory, system LSI, foundry, and LED solutions. Samsung is also leading in the development of the Internet of Things through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. Since being established in 1969, Samsung Electronics has grown into one of the world’s leading technology companies, and become recognized as one of the top global brands. Our network now extends across the world, and Samsung takes great pride in the creativity and diversity of its talented people, who drive our growth. To discover more, please visit our official newsroom at (https://news.samsung.com/global/).