Job Description
Job Description
As an Account Manager at AlphaGraphics, your primary role will be to increase the centers inside sales and support the Account Executive as needed. This responsibility should always focus on increasing the centers sales, drawing in new customers and contacts, maintaining center accounts, expanding our penetration into existing accounts, and creating a positive experience for our clients.
Account Manager Responsibilities :
- Has a thorough knowledge of all AlphaGraphics products and services, production processes, capabilities, and pricing
- Maintains a professional appearance
- Ensure all clients have a positive customer experience
- Can easily provide customers with the benefits they will experience when using our products and services (might be duplicated below in the value-added area)
- Consults with customers to help them make decisions; upsells and cross-sells when there are opportunities
- Captures customers specifics using Job Analysis questions
- Asks probing questions
- Reviews customers proofs, manages the proofing process, and calls customers when jobs are ready for pick up
- Creates job estimates that are prepared in a timely manner, professionally presented and carefully reviewed for job pricing and accuracy
- Routinely resolves customer inquiries and complaints
- Displays necessary mastery of MIS tools to create and estimate customer projects effectively.
- Maintains current pricing strategies and customer billing procedures
An AlphaGraphics Account Manager performs all business development functions related to Inside Sales, including the following :
Assists in updating the mailing list databaseAssists sales rep functions and inside production when requestedFollows up and manages Inbound LeadsFollows up on targeted direct mail or local Shop mailingsKeep customers informed regarding their jobs progress through the production processShows proficiency in regular use of CRM toolsEffectively manages all communication methods currently available to them to respond timely to customer inquiriesAccount Manager Qualifications
Account Management experience is preferred but not requiredKnowledge of printing and prepress requirements a plusPossesses a solid knowledge of MIS systems and order entry processesHandles all communications with customers in a professional and respectful mannerStrong analytical skills (break projects into steps or sets)Excellent writing and verbal skillsProfessional appearance and decorumStrong organizational and time-management skills