Account Manager

Contract Type : Full Time- Permanent. Location: South Africa. JOB OVERVIEW The Account Manager position is a role managing a portfolio of partner agents. The key deliverable is to build and maintain relationships with our agents to position Study Group as the provider of choice of Higher Education programs. The account manager will be responsible for achieving new student enrolment and profit goals for their portfolio of agents. The role will be measured by a wide range of KPIs including but not limited to; increasing student applicants, market growth & expansion, high value collaboration with the network & partners. This role will also work closely with our university partners for joint activities in local markets, providing market insights for product development. ABOUT THE ROLE ​Development & execution of sales account plans Pipeline Management – Applicant Generation and Conversion Work alongside product sales and marketing to understand and identify market trends and opportunities for student recruitment Capable of managing strong partner network, ensuring adherence to SLAs to improve customers' satisfaction Recruit new agents and on board them Represent Study Group and our brands at exhibition and recruitment events Identify partner growth opportunities and risk profile – active management Provide high quality product and process training to agents Monitor competitor activity enabling greater in market competitor awareness and analysis To be the product subje