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Job Title:    Account Manager

Organization:  Ericsson

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment
& services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in
more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of
the world’s mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation
to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked
Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one.
At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower
people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

Job Summary:  We are now looking for an Account Manager to
secure short and long-term profitable business for a Key Account of Ericsson
through proactive business development based on fundamental understanding of
the customers’ business, operations and objectives. This account is truly a
dynamic and exciting which is digitalizing Africa and the Middle East with a
presence in 21 countries. Indeed, this is a leading emerging market operator
with a vision to lead the delivery of a new digital world for all. This
Customer Unit is diverse, highly skilled and always up to the challenge.

Actively manage and
mobilize internal resources to deliver efficient and effective end to end
solutions allowing seamless transition from sales to operations. Develop both
internal and external relation/s in order to actively contribute to making
customers and Ericsson successful. This job role could be focused on selling a
digital Services, a specific part of the customer’s business/technology area
and/or geography.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities:

·        
Be
responsible to maximize customer relationships and loyalty.

·        
Be
expected to create sales opportunities that will generate profitability sales.

·        
Be
responsible to include optimization of the account team’s performance and to
enable seamless transition to operations

·        
Take
ownership of the process to ensure successful closure of the opportunity and
transition to delivery

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        
The
ideal candidate for the Ericsson Account Manager job opportunity should hold a
Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Science or similar

·        
At least
five years of experience of relationship sales and 5 years from the ICT
industry

·        
Domain
experience: Digital Services & Core

·        
Consultative
selling skills and commercial understanding

·        
You will
need to have customer and market insight as well as negotiation skills

·        
Leadership
experience

·        
Innovative
and creative

·        
Social
ability and interpersonal skills

·        
Intellectual
ability and critical thinking

·        
Accountable
and committed with a passion to win

·        
Perseverant
and result oriented

How to Apply:

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