Nintendo Account Manager at Core Group

Job Description

Core group is looking for a passionate gamer and experienced Account Manager to join the Core Group Gaming Team.

The Account Manager role combines the key elements in making any product successful. The sales management is dealing with retail partners and other routes to market to ensure accessibility & availability for the consumer, whilst at the same time being responsible for the go to market strategy for all new products. You will need to think about how to drive demand of the usage of the gaming products and features. You will also need to consider the competitive landscape and the market and how to help the sales team sell more and close more deals.

BUSINESS PLANNING

• Together with the GM of Core Gaming systems, develop a short term and long term business plan.
• Develop business plans for retailers and strategic partners. Plans to include current buying plans, projected growths, clear goals, actions and a timeline. Develop channel strategy and plans ensuring the brad is properly represented in all key channels, current new. Input then required from Marketing Manager in order for a realistic marketing plan to be developed.
• Present business plans and obtain buy in from account at all levels required for successful implementation.
• Develop weekly reports that reflect sales per partner and marketing proof of actions and an analysis of effectiveness of activities.
• Identify growth opportunities with current partners
• Identify new business opportunities

SALES MANAGEMENT

• Build relationships with retailers and attend monthly meetings.
• Manage partner co-op advertising
• Direct management of key and /or selected accounts
• Working with Account Management Teams in other accounts

STOCK MANAGEMENT

• Analytical skills to forecast and identify trends and challenges
• Realistic forecasting of sales and volume for all lines on business, ensuring all parts of the company are geared accordingly.
• Play a key part in the planning process of reordering existing product lines and ordering new lines
• Input on pricing of products, taking into account exchange rates, local competition and opportunities that will assist in driving sales.
• Reporting

PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE & TRANSFER

• With the PM Coord deliver sales training to marketing, sales and retailers as and when required
• With the PM Cood develop product messaging which excites customers and easy to understand for example creating video content for retail and social media platforms

MARKET KNOWLEDGE

• Define the value proposition - distilling USPs
• Identify primary target markets by gaining insights in the field on competitors and customer buying behaviour

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification
• 5+ year relevant experience
• Knowledge and experience in dealing with retail accounts
• Passionate and avid gamer.