Account Sales Manager - Riyadh, المملكة العربية السعودية - Production Resource Group Llc

وصف

Overview:
PRG is the world's leading provider of services and solutions in entertainment and live events.

Every day, we turn the creative vision of our customers into production and technical reality, deepening their connection to their audiences.

What sets us apart are our people.

No other company in our industry has such a deep and diverse bench of talent, working across sports, specials, theatre, music, corporate events, equipment rental and more.

With over 250 patents and registered trademarks, PRG is defined by innovation.

And through our network of 38 offices spanning five continents, we can deliver for our customers anywhere around the globe.

• The Account Manager at PRG Saudi Arabia is a customerfacing role, with significant relationship management skills required.
• Reporting to the Director of Account Management, the Account Manager takes a pivotal role in growing the revenue in Saudi Arabia through proactive selling and interfacing.
• This position is high profile in the industry which pursues opportunities based upon client relationships.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A proven team player.
• Experience in any event market sector.
• Good knowledge of current trends and advancements in event and entertainment technology and the direction of equipment development.
• Excellent negotiation skills: the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; the ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously within strict deadlines; the ability to learn and use PRG proprietary software.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with customers and event production professionals in both formal and informal situations.
• Selfmotivated with a passion for results.
• Ability to present with confidence, passion, and conviction in small and large groups.
• Ability to prepare and present reports to a senior level.
• Considerable experience in responding to RFPs and compiling and submitting tender documentation.

Experience

• Prior experience in a related business servicing the event industry, ideally in the Middle East.
• Five or more years of experience in sales, business development or project coordination in a market appropriate to the position vacancy.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Director of Account Management to ensure revenue targets and margins are achieved.
• Coordinate workload and allocation of projects within the team.
• Take an active involvement in new business generation, credentials pitches and closing key new accounts and events.
• Take responsibility to follow up quotations raised, and opportunities identified.
• Take an active role in and contribute to the Company's business strategy.
• Report to the Director of Account Management on a regular basis with sales activities and progress against targets.
• Work with the Director of Account Management to establish and achieve annual budgets for revenue for PRG Saudi Arabia.
• Develop and engage in the process which is used to identify, research, and target new opportunities clients, designers, production companies, venues, and specific events.
• Monitor and access the Company's competitive positioning through maintaining and analysing information on competitors and the wider market.
• Cultivates and maintains favourable contacts with key and major accounts of the organization for the sales of products and services and identifying new potential customers and developing a sale and marketing plan to serve these customers.
• Answers all questions concerning a product or service, with appropriate coordination of sales, negotiations where required.
• Participate in all relevant Deal Desk conversations.
• Close large showbased transactions and take orders from customers.
• This role is often the first point of contact for large accounts. This involve going onsite as point of contact to the client.
• Keeps all company systems of record up to date for all assigned accounts to facilitate all downstream reports.
• Interprets accounts, trends, and records to management.
• Monitors competition by gathering information on pricing, products, new products,
• Recommends changes in products and service based on customer needs.
• Responsible for all account collection efforts in conjunction with PRG Finance Team
• Monitors annual sales plan.
• Other duties as assigned by Senior Leadership as required.