Account Executive - Maritime - MEA (Africa)
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
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Overview
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease.
By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms.
Our team of over 700 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape.
Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
About The Role
Kpler’s Sales team is looking for a highly motivated Account Executive (Maritime) to drive new account acquisition across Africa.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a territory, ensuring timely and thorough responses to client requests while meeting or exceeding annual sales growth targets.
- Uncover opportunities for upsell and cross-sells within these accounts and drive them to close
- Serve as a commercial partner for the business, supporting budgeting, multi-year planning, demand planning, reporting, and key metrics.
- Gather insights on products and competitors directly from clients to inform strategy.
- Keep the CRM up-to-date with accurate notes and updates, collaborating with the sales team to maintain achievable forecasts.
- Support cross-functional teams and share expertise to drive organizational success.
- Represent Kpler externally with professionalism and credibility.
- Contribute to corporate projects and initiatives that impact the company as a whole.
- Negotiate contracts and terms to secure profitable agreements while ensuring compliance with company policies.
Experience & Background
- Experience in Account Executive/Sales roles
- Experience working for technology/data vendors
- 3 years experience in a commercial role
Desirable
- Experience in the maritime space
- Experience in the commodities space
- Experience using sales tools such as Salesforce, Zoominfo, Outreach, Sales Navigator
- We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on.
- If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination.
- Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
- We make things happen
- We act decisively and with purpose, going the extra mile.
- We build together
- We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.
- We are here to help
- We are accessible and supportive to colleagues and clients with a friendly approach.
Our People Pledge
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Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you!
We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment.
We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community.
We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
By applying, I confirm that I have read and accept the Staff Privacy Notice
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.
These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.
Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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