Account Manager

Total Marketing Support Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

TMS Global, part of DS Smith, is seeking an experienced Account Manager to own a key client relationship and drive high-quality print and display solutions. This permanent onsite role is based in Mumbai, India, working with stakeholders, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver value and innovation.

You will manage campaigns, optimize costs, ensure contractual compliance, and lead cross-functional collaboration to strengthen client satisfaction and growth. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience and strong technical understanding of print and display categories.
• Previous experience in an account management role.
• Expertise in managing print management strategies, planning, budget, and cost management.
• Experience managing multi-campaign/multi-job projects with multiple service line elements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational financial performance for campaigns, projects, and jobs.
• Drive cost efficiencies and identify gainshare opportunities.
• Ensure contractual commercial obligations are met.
• Assign work to Production Support, ensuring compliance and operational management.
• Provide technical and operational support to client stakeholders.
• Partner with vendors to ensure client requirements and service level agreements are consistently achieved.
• Support the implementation of new service lines into assigned accounts.
• Ensure contract compliance, best practices, and service execution.
• Maintain accurate data and reporting to support internal and client business requirements.
• Identify innovation opportunities within assigned contracts.
• Work with the Client Services Director to present compelling proposals to enhance and develop TMS offerings.

Skills

Print & display knowledge

Account management experience

Job description

TMS Global, part of DS Smith, is a global leader in retail display, print and packaging solutions, operating across 97 markets worldwide. Our international community of more than 300 colleagues across APAC, LATAM, EMEA and North America partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Account Manager to take ownership of a key client relationship, working closely with stakeholders, suppliers and internal teams to deliver high-quality print and display solutions. You’ll play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence, commercial performance and innovation within the account. This permanent position is based onsite with our client in Mumbai, India.

Key responsibilities

• Manage operational financial performance for campaigns, projects, and jobs.
• Drive cost efficiencies and identify gainshare opportunities.
• Ensure contractual commercial obligations are met.
• Assign work to Production Support, ensuring compliance and operational management.
• Provide technical and operational support to client stakeholders.
• Partner with vendors to ensure client requirements and service level agreements are consistently achieved.
• Support the implementation of new service lines into assigned accounts.
• Ensure contract compliance, best practices, and service execution.
• Maintain accurate data and reporting to support internal and client business requirements.
• Identify innovation opportunities within assigned contracts.
• Work with the Client Services Director to present compelling proposals to enhance and develop TMS offerings.

About you

You are a proactive and commercially minded Account Manager with a passion for delivering exceptional client service. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy building strong stakeholder relationships, and are motivated by finding innovative, cost-effective solutions.

With a strong background in print and display, you can confidently manage multiple projects while maintaining a sharp focus on quality, compliance and customer satisfaction.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate the following skills and experiences:

• Proven experience and strong technical understanding of print and display categories.
• Previous experience in an account management role.
• Expertise in managing print management strategies, planning, budget, and cost management.
• Experience managing multi-campaign/multi-job projects with multiple service line elements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English is essential.

If you’re an experienced Account Manager looking to make a meaningful impact within a global organisation and help deliver innovative print and display solutions for leading brands, we’d love to hear from you.

"To achieve our aim of being among the most successful, sustainable and responsible companies in the world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fair, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges."

We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 60,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us! As the journey continues of bringing together the strengths of both organisations, during your candidate experience you may engage with our colleagues from International Paper! You could visit an International Paper or DS Smith site or office.