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Apple seeks an Account Manager to grow business with channel partners in the Ukraine/CIS/Kazakhstan region. The role involves developing sales strategies, managing relationships with distributors and retailers, and driving sales targets.
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Responsibilities
- Grow the business with channel partners who distribute and resell Apple products in the region driving towards a sales target.
- Establish and lead close working relationship with senior collaborators of distributors, retail partners & telco operators to develop their sales efficiency and maximise sales.
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of market trends, retail channel and develop comprehensive account plans.
- Understand the market and stores on a deep level, spending time in doors and sharing insights to management.
- Act as a professional business personnel to develop and manage a reliable forecast and ensure disciplined use of Apple sales forecasting tools.
- Plan and agree with Channel Partners on quarterly sales, marketing and in store activities, quarterly/weekly sell in and sell through targets.
- Work closely with cross functional teams on forecasts and influence product supply to meet and exceed sales forecasts/targets.
- Analyse opportunities in relevant channels and develop strategies to address issues of coverage or quality executions.
- Implement marketing programs online & offline, as prescribed by Apple.
- Work with the Apple training team to ensure that the team sales staffs are of the highest standard and quality.
Requirements
- Experience in consultative selling and developing channel growth strategies with partners
- Years of experience as a Country Manager / Account Manager for a mobile device or HW company
- Strong problem solving, analytical skills to identify critical issues, evaluate options and provide recommendations
- Awareness of local channel structure, emerging trends and competitor’s activities in the market
- Strong business planning capabilities
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Fluency in English, Kazakh and Russian
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Description
- Grow the business with channel partners who distribute and resell Apple products in the region driving towards a sales target.
- Establish and lead close working relationship with the senior collaborators of distributors, retail partners & telco operators to develop their sales efficiency and maximise the sales of Apple products to end users.
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of market trends, retail channel and develop comprehensive account plans that both align with our partners’ strategies and expand Apple's footprint.
- Understand the market and stores on a deep level, spending time in doors and sharing insights to management.
- Act as a professional business personnel to develop and manage a reliable forecast and ensure the disciplined use of Apple sales forecasting tools and processes.
- Plan and agree with Channel Partners on quarterly sales, marketing and in store activities, quarterly/weekly sell in and sell through targets and hold regular performance and planning reviews with Channel Partners.
- Work closely with cross functional teams on forecasts and influence product supply to meet and exceed sales forecasts/targets.
- Analyse opportunities in relevant channels and be able to develop strategies to address issues of coverage or quality executions (or both).
- Implement marketing programs online & offline, as prescribed by Apple.
- Work with the Apple training team to ensure that the team sales staffs are of the highest standard and quality.
Responsibilities
- You understand there are many moving parts in an organisation. Navigating the interdependencies within Apple is needed for success.
- Understanding how business financials work, and strategies for sustaining profitable growth, are key to staying ahead of the competition.
- You analyse the market and think beyond the short term.
- You see the world through the eyes of the customer by deeply understanding their business needs, challenges, and concerns.
- Customer and partner needs can often be unique but, you’re quick on your feet and connect and influence the right people both inside and outside of Apple.
- You are only as strong as the people around you, so you know how to contribute to your team.
- You strive for excellence in everything you do.
- You believe that communication is key to Apple’s success.
- No matter the audience, you are an expert at presenting.
- Apple and third party solutions solve complex business problems in simple and innovative ways.
Preferred Qualifications
- The ideal candidate should have strong organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
- The ideal candidate should have unwavering tenacity and demonstrate the ability to have great control over the channel.
- We are seeking a candidate with a keen eye for detail, who possesses impeccable attention to detail in all tasks.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and experience presenting to senior level executives.
- The ideal candidate should be willing to be in market on a monthly basis.
Minimum Qualifications
- You have experience in consultative selling and developing channel growth strategies with partners.
- You bring years of experience as a Country Manager / Account Manager for a mobile device or HW company.
- Strong problem solving, analytical skills to identify critical issues, evaluate options and provide recommendations.
- Awareness of local channel structure, emerging trends and competitor’s activities in the market.
- Strong business planning capabilities.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Fluency in English, Kazakh and Russian is required.
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