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Account Manager / Account Executive

Coface · shanghai, China

Sales - CorporateExecutive LevelQuick applyfull-time3 days ago

About The Role

Main Responsibilities:

  • Marketing Action Plan implementation:
  • Collaborate in the design and execute the Marketing Action Plan, including the action plan on targets to be saturated.
  • Build the Market Intelligence in all segment and update the reporting tool.
  • Customer relationship management:
  • Personally contact and secure existing customers and their intermediaries for accounts via regular and proactive communication.
  • Build strong customer relationships and create a sense of mutual trust and beneficial reliance with existing clients.
  • Make telephone calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing customers.
  • Provide good customer service by responding swiftly to queries and concerns from clients and their intermediaries.
  • Consult on the most effective cover for a particular need.
  • Prepare bids and price quotations.

*Portfolio management

  • Be the active central point of contact of the clients and/or its intermediary.
  • Deliver renewal revenue and achieve maximum sales profitability, growth and account penetration within an assigned portfolio of accounts.
  • Prepare sales proposals and renewal offers with the contribution of internal stakeholders: risk underwriters, commercial underwriting; for the highest possible renewal rate and a high level of client satisfaction and develop cross-selling.
  • Increase profitability of existing product lines by encouraging clients to use added value services wherever possible.
  • Maximise the opportunities for all product lines, thereby maximising contribution.
  • Monitor and report on performance against agreed sales targets, sometimes including monitoring the performance of other sales staff.
  • Demonstrate products and services to existing clients and assist them in selecting those best suited to their needs.
  • Expand the existing business in saturating them to non-insured entities of the insured group (direct approach or through intermediaries. Support other region teams in saturating their business.
  • Market knowledge:
  • Ensure credibility with clients by maintaining detailed knowledge of current market conditions and competitors' products.
  • Maintain a sound understanding of all Coface products and ensure the proposition is developed through all appropriate sales channels.
  • Introduce new CGS programs, products and services and promote them through regular visits and frequent communications.
  • Work with Marketing teams in making the most effective use of the resource for campaigns/events, follow-up the customer survey.
  • Communication:
  • Supply management with verbal and written reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services. 

-Coordinate and  steer the internal stakeholders (account and sales managers, back office, risk underwriting and other experts) to ensure a timely, efficient and global service to clients. 

  • Participate in external events organised within the Region representing the company in the best light for building new business contacts.
  • Underwriting savvy:
  • Ensure prudent Commercial Underwriting of credit insurance business, adhering to Coface standards and delegations.
  • Work with underwriters to amend policies where necessary in order to meet client demand.

Risk management and compliance

  • Take joint ownership of the loss ratio with the Risk department and deliver a profitable result to the business.
  • Adhere to compliance standards set by Coface and external regulators.
  • 5+years' experience in B2B credit or related industry sales to multiple verticals.
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Ability to conduct business from your home office
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Ability to travel up to 25%
  • Flexible working model  after the 6th month
  • Great place to work:  central and modern office 
  • Opportunities to learn:  budget every year for training, languages platform, e-learning platform, dedicated development program…
  • Career opportunities:  Opportunity to build your career (both locally and internationally) in a large global company, one of the world leaders in its field
  • Health care

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