Job Description
Purpose of the position
- The Client Engagement Associate will assist in creating and developing long-term relationships with customers that will ensure retention, loyalty and generate revenue.
- You will be required to ensure customer conversions and retention.
- You should be an excellent communicator who is able to grasp customer needs and determine ways to fulfill them.
- Your goal will be to help us safeguard our revenue and increase the number of our customers and retain them.
What you’ll do
- The Client Engagement Associate will support EHA Clinics department predominantly to:
- Establish productive, professional relationships with prospects in assigned sectors.
- Create plans to identify and address clients’ business needs.
- Follow up on customers’ complaints and develop action plans to meet the identified needs, while liaising with concerned units for corrective action where necessary.
- Diligently promote, follow up, close sales/deals, up-sell or cross-sell services and products.
- Collect client feedback about their experience through several mediums e.g. meetings, surveys, etc.
- Act as point of contact for complaints and escalate complaints and/or feedback to the relevant departments promptly.
- Study competition to find new ways to retain customers.
- Ensure both EHA Clinics and our clients adhere to contract terms.
- Work diligently to meet sales and revenue targets.
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. sales, engineers, senior management) to address customers’ needs.
- Work with the Client Relations Manager, on optimizing customer lifecycle.
- Assist in enhancing effectiveness and efficiency through technology.
- Assist in ensuring that service delivery meets agreed service level agreements.
- Assist in diagnosing service delivery problems and initiate actions to improve levels of service.
- Continuously seek ways to improve conversion, processes and activities.
- Carry out other responsibilities that may be assigned.
Key Areas of Note
- Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan.
- Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology, and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals, etc.
- Perform a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with the improvement of clinical care, medical diagnosis, and treatment where appropriate.
Requirements
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 1 year of proven post NYSC-related experience as a Business Development Executive, Marketing Executive, Customer Success Officer or Client Service Officer.
- Experience in the healthcare industry or pharmaceutical distribution industry will be a strong advantage.
- Proven track record of meeting and exceeding targets.
- Background in customer service, sales and marketing.
- Completion of compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) or exemption.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Hold Computer literacy
- Excellent Communication
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Problem solving and Initiative
- Strong Attention to Details
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent time management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Proficient with Google Suite or related software
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to communicate well and able to work with team members of different levels at different locations.
- Strong problem-solving and creative skills.
- Ability to continuously identify opportunities for improvement
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis.
- Proficiency in the use of the Asana task management tool is an advantage
- Ability to pay attention to details and excellent reporting skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills