Key Account Manager

Philips; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health technology company is seeking a Key Account Manager to manage key retail partnerships in Jeddah. The ideal candidate will have a strong FMCG background, proven negotiation skills, and the ability to build long-term relationships. This full-time role requires proficiency in English and Arabic. If you are a customer-centric individual with analytical capability, apply now to join a mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience with account management or sales operations.
• Proficient in English and Arabic.
• Track record of achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow key retail partnerships.
• Lead the development and execution of strategic account plans.
• Drive revenue growth and profitability within assigned accounts.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical proficiency (CRM software)

Education

Bachelor's / Master's degree in Business Administration

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel)

Job description

Overview

Job title: Key Account Manager

Your role: We are seeking a highly strategic and commercially minded Key Account Manager to manage and grow our key retail partnerships. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in the FMCG sector, with strong negotiation skills, excellent business acumen, and the ability to build and maintain long-term relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and execution of strategic account plans for high-value clients, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and driving long-term growth for the company.
• Serve as the main point of contact for key accounts, ensuring long-term partnership and fostering relationship and satisfaction.
• Develop and implement annual business plans aligned with Philips sales and marketing strategies.
• Ability to negotiate and sign off annual JBPs aligning with organization sales and marketing objectives.
• Drive revenue growth, market share, and profitability within assigned accounts.
• Lead annual negotiations on commercial terms, pricing, and promotional mechanics to ensure profitability and sustained growth.
• Lead contract negotiations, pricing strategies, and promotional agreements.
• Manage sales forecasts, budgeting, and reporting to ensure accurate and strategic planning.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Supply Chain & Finance to deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Ensure customer data and historical data is complete in terms of plan, feature, flyer, in-store, budget, offers, discounts, off-take, spend, inventory, etc.
• Translate the marketing plans into commercial proposals for the assigned customers and activities for each of the customer channels into sales forecasts.
• Closely monitor the field execution of the agreed channel plans with regards to visibility, price and promotions.
• Conduct regular marketing visits to monitor market trends, in-store competitor activity, and consumer insights through regular market visits to identify opportunities.
• Assess in-store merchandising and promoter capabilities and provide operational direction to ensure in-store execution fundamentals are implemented.
• Ensure in-store availability and visibility as per channelized product range.
• Manage trade marketing budgets and promotional spending with a strong return-on-investment (ROI) mindset.
• Prepare regular sales forecasts, budget plans, and performance reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders and finance teams to process all customer claims to ensure a smooth financial process.
• Ensure that rebate, compensation and incentive budgets are controlled and tracked as per the agreed plans.
• Develop the functional elements of the contracts, coordinate quarterly monitoring and ensure prompt processing of rebate payments.
• Analytical skills: strong financial acumen and the ability to analyze sales data, market insights, and promotional effectiveness.
• Communication: excellent verbal and written communication skills for building relationships and presenting information.
• Interpersonal skills: natural relationship-builder with a customer-centric approach.
• Technical skills: proficiency with CRM software (e.g., Salesforce), Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel), and sales forecasting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales or equivalent.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's in areas such as Account Management, Client Relationship Management, Partner Sales Operations, Sales Operations, Business Development or equivalent.
• Preferred industry: FMCG/Beauty & Personal Care/ Consumer Electronics & Appliances.
• Languages: Proficient in English & Arabic.
• Negotiation: Exceptional negotiation, persuasion, and influencing skills, with a track record of achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

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