Regional Account Manager
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Job Summary
Location: Cambridge, Ontario area
A car is needed for this role. A car allowance is provided for this role.
How you will make an impact:
You will be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and clients. You will also support operations to increase sales and profitability.
As a Account Manager, you will:
- Demonstrate account leadership (maintenance, growth development and rebid) of the top strategic customers
- Maintain customer relationships within the region
- Develop and execute growth initiatives with customers and clients
- Respond to RFP and contract renewals
- Site visits for growth opportunities and regular business reviews
- Own the customer relationship and be the primary contact
- Upsell current services
About you:
- At least 5 years of experience in account management (Vending and Office Coffee experience an asset), with a post-secondary education degree or diploma
- Excellent computer skills with strong knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications and database management
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A good business acumen that enables you to quickly understand and deal with situations that lead to a favourable outcome
- Ability to work well under pressure with multiple concurrent deadlines
- You have demonstrated the ability to design, develop and implement significant process improvements, following these through to successful implementation
- You are excited to be a part of an ever-evolving team that is at the heart of Compass Group Canada
Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.
For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact PeopleHub@compass-canada.com for further information.