Key Account Manager, Singapore

MacGregor; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading maritime solutions provider in Singapore is seeking an experienced Key Account Manager to drive profitable sales growth and ensure reliable service delivery to strategic customers. The role requires strong communication and negotiation skills, as well as a proactive approach to account management. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least five years of experience in account management.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of experience in an account manager role.
• Proven track record of planning and executing successful Sales growth.
• Good written and spoken English skills; local language skills considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Monitor account performance and take corrective action to ensure revenue targets are achieved.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term partnerships based on reliability and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to maintain alignment on account plan.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Customer focus

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Maritime engineering, Sales or Business

Job description

Overview

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The Key Account Manager is responsible for driving profitable sales growth and ensuring reliable service delivery for a defined set of strategic customers. This is a hands-on, customer-facing role that combines commercial ownership, strategic account planning, relationship management, and operational coordination.

You will act as the primary point of contact for your assigned key accounts, taking full ownership of sales performance, service execution, and customer satisfaction. Day-to-day, you will work closely with internal teams to deliver on commitments, plan and execute targeted sales plays, and ensure smooth resolution of customer needs.

You will also develop and maintain account plans, set and track sales targets, prepare forecasts, and continuously identify opportunities to grow revenue across spares, maintenance, and service offerings. The role requires a proactive, results-oriented approach and the ability to balance strategic planning with practical, daily execution.

Responsibilities

• Proactively use data and customer insights (e.g., account performance, fleet operations, dry-docking schedules, buying patterns) to identify opportunities and translate them into proactively sales plays
• Execute, and follow up on proactive sales plays to drive growth and strengthen relationships
• Monitor account performance and take corrective action to ensure revenue, margin, and service-level targets are achieved
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned key accounts, ensuring responsiveness and ownership of all interactions
• Build and maintain strong, long-term partnerships based on reliability, trust, and continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain a practical account plan with clear sales targets, up-to-date customer stakeholder maps, service priorities, and effective sales plays
• Know all key stakeholders at your customer accounts, maintain active relationships with each, and engage regularly as relevant to the account’s business priorities
• Escalate internal roadblocks that impact delivery or customer experience through the win-room format, and bring forward constructive suggestions on customer engagement to key executive stakeholders
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to maintain alignment on account plan, priorities and ensure proactive issue resolution
• Work closely with Customer Experience, Service and other teams to deliver on SLAs and ensure a seamless customer experience

Reporting directly to the Sales Director, Middle East and Asia. The position will be based in MacGregor’s office in Singapore.

What you’ll need to succeed

Understanding of the marine, shipping, or offshore industries is essential for this position. We are looking for a person that is able to demonstrate strong communication, negotiation, and you are able to collaborate effectively across functions while maintaining a high level of customer focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Maritime engineering, Sales or Business
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in an account manager role
• Proven track record of planning and executing successful Sales growth
• Results- and future-oriented, solution-focused mindset
• Excellent communications and impacting skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and customer interaction skills
• Excellent feedback on working with different roles and organisational levels
• Possibility to travel to visit customers when required (either locally or internationally depending on the accounts)
• Good written and spoken English skills - local language skills are considered an advantage

Why MacGregor?

Our people are behind every success. People create the technology and product lifecycle solutions that make us great, our people are the ones who innovate, and people drive our business forward. With us you will be part of an international collaborative working culture with challenges and opportunities to further develop yourself professionally. We enable sustainable global maritime operations by maximizing efficiency in cargo and load handling.

Values

• Integrity steers all our thinking, behaviour and the relationships with our customers and other stakeholders
• Quality is valued in our processes, products and services and helps to improve our customers’ performance and our own competences
• Safety is essential in everything we do

MacGregor is an equal opportunity employer. We recognise that diversity is key to our continued success, and strive to maintain a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.

Additional information
If you are ready to step into an exciting new role where you can make a significant impact and contribute to the success of MacGregor, apply today!