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AccountManager

MARIJANA PEJIC

London

Summary

A highly-experienced Sales Consultant with a background over 13+ years in winning new business and exceeding targets to achieve revenue growth for companies. Skilled in ensuring delivery of products and services to the highest standard and supporting teams to provide first-rate levels of service at all times. Committed to maximising opportunities with new and existing customers to increase sales and profitability by adopting a consultative approach.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work history

Account Manager

Venson Automotive Solutions
Hampton
09.2023 - 05.2024

Provided support and advise the account management team in delivering the services and associated SLAs to the client base, contributing to a client retention rate of 90%+

  • Negotiated contract terms with customers and stakeholders and closed agreements to increase revenue.
  • Cultivated strong client relationships through proactive communication and problem-solving.
  • Generated and presented reports to senior management on account performance.

Freelance Marketing Consultant

CARTER AND PERENDIC
WOKING
01.2022 - 07.2023

Analysing and developing marketing strategies based on business needs and goals. Planning and development of social media strategies.

  • Conducted market research, lead generation, customer acquisition, and communication
  • Designed and executed e-mail and cold-calling campaigns
  • Produced quotes, proposals, and managed invoicing process
  • Built websites and managed their digital content
  • Managed social media platforms, creating and scheduling content to maintain consistent online presence.


Sales Consultant

VLADA INTERIORS
LONDON
09.2015 - 11.2021

Provided freelance part time specialist support to customers and performed needs analysis to address and identity customer requirements.

  • Establishing productive and professional relationships with key personnel and customers
  • Forged alliances with key vendors to pass 15% cost savings on to customers
  • Worked with cross-functional teams to improve customer satisfaction 25% through better requirements gathering. Slashed client complaints by 20%.
  • Managed the introduction of new contracts and services, including resource planning and project status reporting
  • Qualifying opportunities and preparing quotes, proposals, and sales orders

Client Relationship Manager

TDM GROUP
LONDON
10.2014 - 05.2015

Built robust stakeholder relationships, managed accounts, and liaised with large multi-disciplinary teams to implement bespoke solutions.

  • Embedded and managed efficient account management processes
  • Responsible for account strategy and delivery of account portfolio of ~£400K comprising i.a. cloud migration to Office 365 implementation, providing managed services and project management
  • Improved operations documentation and change management resulting in enhanced client satisfaction.
  • Maintain accurate Salesforce records for portfolio management and effective forecasting
  • Identify and convert opportunities to up sell and cross sell existing products.

Account Manager

IT LAB
LONDON
11.2012 - 07.2014

Led carve-out and migration of accounts from Advanced to IT Lab; managed pipelines and opportunities closing to achieve challenging monthly targets.

  • Ensuring compliance with processes, guidelines, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Boosted retention 25% through attention to client needs
  • Prepared business plans for all current and tender opportunities.
  • Gained two principal accounts with more than £150K in sales profit
  • Attended client meetings; confidently presented benefits of new IT solutions to key client stakeholders.

Account Manager

ADVANCED (PREVIOUSLY FABRIC TECHNOLOGIES)
LONDON
01.2011 - 11.2012

Identified opportunities through continuous engagement with clients; harnessed in-depth knowledge of IT industry trends and developments. Recognised for impressive client engagement and relationship-building skills within this global IT service provider.

  • Managed a diverse account base valued at £250K; a key point of contact for incoming inquiries.
  • Built strong internal/external relationships, conducive to business development and service excellence.
  • Collaborated with clients to gather high-level requirements and promote tailored solutions.
  • Facilitated the timely completion third-party renewals and contracts, client requests, and orders as well as proactively resolved billing issues.
  • Identified and implemented improvements to internal efficiency and the client experience.

Education

MBA Finance (Distinction) -

University of Wales (KCB London)

BA (Hons) Business and Management (2:1) -

London Metropolitan University

Higher National Certificate / Diploma in Business Management -

City and Islington College London

Skills

  • Client Service Management
  • Decision-Making
  • Problem-Solving
  • Influencing and Negotiation
  • New Business Development
  • Project Management
  • Administrative Controls
  • Relationship Building
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Organisation and Planning
  • Presentation
  • Requirements gathering
  • Technical: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
  • Sage
  • Salesforce
  • CRM
  • NetSuite
  • Autotask
  • Team Leadership
  • Lead generation
  • Employee management
  • Process Improvement
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Customer rapport

Timeline

Account Manager

Venson Automotive Solutions
09.2023 - 05.2024

Freelance Marketing Consultant

CARTER AND PERENDIC
01.2022 - 07.2023

Sales Consultant

VLADA INTERIORS
09.2015 - 11.2021

Client Relationship Manager

TDM GROUP
10.2014 - 05.2015

Account Manager

IT LAB
11.2012 - 07.2014

Account Manager

ADVANCED (PREVIOUSLY FABRIC TECHNOLOGIES)
01.2011 - 11.2012

MBA Finance (Distinction) -

University of Wales (KCB London)

BA (Hons) Business and Management (2:1) -

London Metropolitan University

Higher National Certificate / Diploma in Business Management -

City and Islington College London
MARIJANA PEJIC