Friday , April 19 2024

Export Development Canada Careers – Senior Account Manager

Website EDC

Job Description:

  • Plans and manages time effectively while locating, evaluating and recruiting potential customers, and qualified leads to ensure a substantive opportunity pipeline;
  • Gathers and shares market intelligence across various sectors through external interactions with buyers, banks, exporters and sector associations to develop new opportunities and new services/products customized to clients’ needs;
  • Promotes and sells a suite of products, services and/or solutions to current and new customers and closes new business development opportunities;
  • Identifies and develops in-depth understanding of prospects and creates business development opportunities in Canada and abroad;
  • Influences client and prospect decisions by building and maintaining effective long-term relationships within a geographic and/or industry focus;

Job Responsibilities:

  • Identifies and qualifies potential customers and promotes the full range of products;
  • Assesses export financing, risk management or other needs and matches solution to these needs;
  • Manages an assigned portfolio of accounts, and develops territory strategies and account plans;
  • Monitors the progression of pipeline and is involved in transaction facilitation where appropriate;
  • Executes projects, initiatives and tasks related to the fulfillment of the market coverage mandate;
  • Develops strategies and plans to ensure full market coverage of the designated territory, integrated with appropriate sector and country strategies;
  • Identifies market trend and intelligence observed in the territory for the purpose of developing overall regional or sector strategies;
  • Serves as the knowledge base and problem solver for the prospect/client; handles client negotiation strategies and manages interactions in a positive and professional manner to the mutual satisfaction and benefit of prospects/clients and EDC.

Job Requirements:

  • Knowledge of bank credit and lending practices
  • Knowledge of international business practices and international trade
  • MBA, CFA or CITP (Certified International Trade Professional) designation
  • An existing established network in the South Shore of Montréal in support of EDC mandate
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Knowledge of best practices in strategic sales and/or account management

Qualification & Experience:

  • Business development experience in commercial banking
  • Experience in various industries such as technology, services, or manufacturing sectors
  • Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Commerce or other relevant discipline
  • Minimum 3 years (Account Manager) or 6 years (Senior Account Manager) of recent business development experience and commercial lending experience in international business and/or banking

Job Details:

Company: EDC

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Functions: Sales

Job Location: Montreal, CA

Application Deadline: N/A

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