Junior Account Manager – IT Managed Services
Network IT · Johannesburg North
Job description
About the role
Our client is looking for an Account Manager to join their commercial team. This role is suited to a relationship‑driven, commercially minded, and customer‑focused professional with experience managing B2B client accounts within the IT Managed Services (MSP) industry.
Key responsibilities
- Manage and grow a portfolio of existing client accounts, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and retention.
- Identify opportunities to expand managed services, cloud, cybersecurity, infrastructure, licensing, and professional services within existing accounts.
- Develop and execute account management plans with clear revenue growth and retention objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across technical, operational, procurement, and executive teams.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, aligning their business needs with the company’s service offerings.
- Collaborate with technical, service delivery, project, and support teams to ensure successful service delivery.
- Conduct regular client review meetings, providing strategic guidance, service updates, and improvement recommendations.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, manage contract and licensing renewals, and identify upselling and cross‑selling opportunities.
Required profile
- 3–7 years of account management experience within an IT Managed Services Provider, IT services, systems integrator, or technology solutions environment.
- Proven track record of growing existing client accounts through upselling, cross‑selling, and long‑term relationship management.
- Strong understanding of Managed Services, Microsoft 365, Azure, Cloud Solutions, Cybersecurity, Networking, Infrastructure, or IT Support Services.
- Experience working with SME and enterprise clients.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, engaging both technical and executive decision‑makers.
- Strong commercial acumen with knowledge of contracts, renewals, pricing, and solution‑based selling.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship‑building abilities.
- Self‑motivated, organised, and customer‑centric.
Required skills
- Managed Services
- Microsoft 365
- Azure
- Cloud Solutions
- Cybersecurity
- Networking
- IT Infrastructure
- CRM management
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