Job title : Key Account Manager (Cape Town CBD)
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town Deadline : September 26, 2025
Job Role :
- Flash is seeking an energetic individual with exceptional emotional intelligence to join our team as a Key Account Manager.
- In this role, you will oversee hardware requirements for both Flash and third-party partners, ensuring smooth procurement, shipping, and logistics coordination.
- You will serve as the primary point of contact for key accounts, managing partner relationships while ensuring hardware needs are met on time and to specification.
- The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, numerically confident, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment. Above all, you will be fully present, consistently available, and committed to delivering excellence in execution.
Responsibilities :
Account Execution & Growth
- Support the development and execution of account plans under guidance from senior KAMs.
- Manage a portfolio of mid-tier clients with moderate revenue potential, managing all hardware-related requirements.
- Identify and pursue upselling / cross-selling opportunities within accounts, escalating strategic leads where appropriate.
- Develop working knowledge of contract structures, SLAs, and commercial terms relevant to your portfolio.
- Monitor compliance with contractual obligations and service levels, taking proactive steps to address issues in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Participate in renewal discussions and contribute to drafting amendments or clarifications to contractual terms.
Client Relationship Development
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with mid-level client stakeholders.
- Act as the primary point of contact for client queries, escalations, and regular business reviews.
- Conduct routine check-ins to ensure clients’ operational needs are met.
Customer Retention & Service Excellence
- Monitor customer satisfaction through feedback and service-level tracking.
- Act promptly on service issues by coordinating with cross-functional teams to implement resolutions.
- Support initiatives that improve client experience and retention metrics.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Collaborate with operations, customer support, finance, and product delivery teams to ensure seamless execution of client deliverables.
- Coordinate with the marketing team to deliver promotional campaigns or joint initiatives.
Revenue Performance & Portfolio Management
- Track client usage, performance, and commercial KPIs to identify gaps or opportunities.
- Assist with contract renewals, pricing discussions, and commercial terms in collaboration with senior managers.
- Work with finance to monitor account status and address billing queries.
Market Awareness
- Stay informed of product developments, competitor moves, and general retail trends.
- Share relevant insights with senior KAMs and contribute to internal discussions on account strategy improvements.
Reporting & Insights
- Maintain accurate records of client activity, contract status, and pipeline opportunities in CRM tools.
- Contribute to monthly or quarterly reporting cycles on account health, risks, and successes.
- Provide accurate reporting on inventory, shipments, and account status.
Procurement
- Coordinate with procurement and logistics partners to resolve any delays or issues.
- Monitor and track shipments, maintaining accurate records of hardware movement.
Requirements :
- 3-5 years of experience in key account management, preferably in fintech, SaaS, or the technology sector.
- Experience in logistics, shipping, or hardware management.
- Proficient in using CRM platforms for managing pipelines, tracking interactions, and maintaining accurate client records.
- Solid understanding of fintech products and services, with working knowledge of digital payment systems and B2B financial platforms.
- Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Asana).
- Comfortable interpreting basic financial reports to track revenue performance, deal profitability, and client trends.
Competencies / Attributes :
- Client Relationship Management: Proactively builds and maintains trust-based relationships with stakeholders at client organizations.
- Commercial Acumen : Understands client commercial drivers and identifies opportunities for account growth and value delivery.
- Problem Solving : Anticipates issues, proposes solutions, and engages cross-functional teams to resolve client challenges efficiently.
- Influence & Persuasion : Knows how to get buy-in from others by clearly explaining client needs and working with different teams to make things happen.
- Operational Execution : Manages multiple client deliverables smoothly with strong process orientation and task ownership.
- Emotional Intelligence : Recognizes interpersonal dynamics and responds with tact, empathy, and self-awareness.
- Initiative : Takes ownership beyond assigned tasks by suggesting improvements and driving smaller-scale initiatives.
- Data-Driven Thinking : Uses performance data and client insights to inform conversations, recommendations, and reporting.