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Sales Key Account Manager – Business Software Solutions
2026-04-11T08:15:45+00:00
KiliMax Software
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Information Technology
Sales & Retail, Computer & IT, Business Operations
KES
MONTH
2026-04-19T17:00:00+00:00
8

Role Objective

To drive aggressive new-logo acquisition and revenue growth by identifying, engaging, and closing high-value enterprise clients. This role is responsible for owning the full sales cycle, delivering ROI-led strategic solutions to C-suite buyers, and establishing strong foothold deals that form the foundation for long-term account expansion and product adoption in key industries.

Key Responsibilities (Hunter – New Logo Focus)

Core Responsibility: Hunt & Close

1. New Business Development

  • Proactively generate and pursue leads through outbound prospecting, targeted industry networking, events, and leveraging your existing contacts. Build and manage a robust pipeline of qualified enterprise opportunities
  • Build, manage, and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities.

2. Own the Full Sales Cycle

  • Lead all stages of the sales process for new logos.
  • Conduct in-depth discovery to map business pain points, deliver compelling value based demonstrations, navigate complex procurement, and negotiate & close contracts.

3. Strategic Value-Based Selling

  • Sell on value, not features. Develop and articulate strong ROI business cases to C level executives (CFO, COO, Head of Operations) and key economic buyers.

4. Land & Expand Foundation

  • Secure initial foothold deals, with clear expansion paths. Develop account plans for new clients to identify and execute early cross-sell opportunities post-launch to drive rapid account growth.
  • Work closely with Customer Success & Product teams to ensure client satisfaction and expansion readiness.

5. Market Intelligence

  • Gather, analyze, and relay market insights, competitive insights, and customer requirements to help refine product roadmap and go-to-market (GTM) strategy.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, IT, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
  • Proven Track Record & Portfolio: 5+ years in Key Account Management, Enterprise Sales within B2B SaaS.
  • A demonstrable history of carrying and exceeding quota with large, complex enterprise accounts is required.
  • Existing Network & Hunter- Farmer Profile of contacts, target prospects and potential clients within our target industries (e.g., Wholesale Distribution, Retail FMCG, FMCG, Logistics, or Manufacturing.
  • Commercial Acumen: Strong competency in contract negotiation, financial forecasting, and building compelling business cases. Experience managing or closing annual contract values (ACV) above $100k is a strong advantage.
  • Executive Presence & Influence: Ability to engage confidently with CxOs and business leaders. Strong internal collaboration skills to mobilize technical and support teams
  • Experience working with leading SaaS ERP or business solutions vendors such as SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, QuickBooks Online, or similar.
  • Startup Fit: Self-driven, resourceful, comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment & capable of building processes or improving existing ones.
  • Formal training or practical experience in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC, Challenger Selling, Sandler, or Value Selling.
  • Proactively generate and pursue leads through outbound prospecting, targeted industry networking, events, and leveraging your existing contacts. Build and manage a robust pipeline of qualified enterprise opportunities
  • Build, manage, and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities.
  • Lead all stages of the sales process for new logos.
  • Conduct in-depth discovery to map business pain points, deliver compelling value based demonstrations, navigate complex procurement, and negotiate & close contracts.
  • Sell on value, not features. Develop and articulate strong ROI business cases to C level executives (CFO, COO, Head of Operations) and key economic buyers.
  • Secure initial foothold deals, with clear expansion paths. Develop account plans for new clients to identify and execute early cross-sell opportunities post-launch to drive rapid account growth.
  • Work closely with Customer Success & Product teams to ensure client satisfaction and expansion readiness.
  • Gather, analyze, and relay market insights, competitive insights, and customer requirements to help refine product roadmap and go-to-market (GTM) strategy.
  • Contract negotiation
  • Financial forecasting
  • Building compelling business cases
  • Executive presence
  • Influence
  • Internal collaboration
  • Working with SaaS ERP or business solutions vendors
  • Self-driven
  • Resourceful
  • Adaptability to fast-paced, evolving environments
  • Process building and improvement
  • MEDDIC
  • Challenger Selling
  • Sandler
  • Value Selling
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, IT, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
  • Proven Track Record & Portfolio: 5+ years in Key Account Management, Enterprise Sales within B2B SaaS.
  • A demonstrable history of carrying and exceeding quota with large, complex enterprise accounts is required.
  • Existing Network & Hunter- Farmer Profile of contacts, target prospects and potential clients within our target industries (e.g., Wholesale Distribution, Retail FMCG, FMCG, Logistics, or Manufacturing.
  • Commercial Acumen: Strong competency in contract negotiation, financial forecasting, and building compelling business cases. Experience managing or closing annual contract values (ACV) above $100k is a strong advantage.
  • Executive Presence & Influence: Ability to engage confidently with CxOs and business leaders. Strong internal collaboration skills to mobilize technical and support teams
  • Experience working with leading SaaS ERP or business solutions vendors such as SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, QuickBooks Online, or similar.
  • Startup Fit: Self-driven, resourceful, comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment & capable of building processes or improving existing ones.
  • Formal training or practical experience in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC, Challenger Selling, Sandler, or Value Selling.
bachelor degree
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JOB-69da0331068f1

Vacancy title:
Sales Key Account Manager – Business Software Solutions

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Information Technology, Category: Sales & Retail, Computer & IT, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
KiliMax Software

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, April 19 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, April 11 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Role Objective

To drive aggressive new-logo acquisition and revenue growth by identifying, engaging, and closing high-value enterprise clients. This role is responsible for owning the full sales cycle, delivering ROI-led strategic solutions to C-suite buyers, and establishing strong foothold deals that form the foundation for long-term account expansion and product adoption in key industries.

Key Responsibilities (Hunter – New Logo Focus)

Core Responsibility: Hunt & Close

1. New Business Development

  • Proactively generate and pursue leads through outbound prospecting, targeted industry networking, events, and leveraging your existing contacts. Build and manage a robust pipeline of qualified enterprise opportunities
  • Build, manage, and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities.

2. Own the Full Sales Cycle

  • Lead all stages of the sales process for new logos.
  • Conduct in-depth discovery to map business pain points, deliver compelling value based demonstrations, navigate complex procurement, and negotiate & close contracts.

3. Strategic Value-Based Selling

  • Sell on value, not features. Develop and articulate strong ROI business cases to C level executives (CFO, COO, Head of Operations) and key economic buyers.

4. Land & Expand Foundation

  • Secure initial foothold deals, with clear expansion paths. Develop account plans for new clients to identify and execute early cross-sell opportunities post-launch to drive rapid account growth.
  • Work closely with Customer Success & Product teams to ensure client satisfaction and expansion readiness.

5. Market Intelligence

  • Gather, analyze, and relay market insights, competitive insights, and customer requirements to help refine product roadmap and go-to-market (GTM) strategy.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, IT, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
  • Proven Track Record & Portfolio: 5+ years in Key Account Management, Enterprise Sales within B2B SaaS.
  • A demonstrable history of carrying and exceeding quota with large, complex enterprise accounts is required.
  • Existing Network & Hunter- Farmer Profile of contacts, target prospects and potential clients within our target industries (e.g., Wholesale Distribution, Retail FMCG, FMCG, Logistics, or Manufacturing.
  • Commercial Acumen: Strong competency in contract negotiation, financial forecasting, and building compelling business cases. Experience managing or closing annual contract values (ACV) above $100k is a strong advantage.
  • Executive Presence & Influence: Ability to engage confidently with CxOs and business leaders. Strong internal collaboration skills to mobilize technical and support teams
  • Experience working with leading SaaS ERP or business solutions vendors such as SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, QuickBooks Online, or similar.
  • Startup Fit: Self-driven, resourceful, comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment & capable of building processes or improving existing ones.
  • Formal training or practical experience in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC, Challenger Selling, Sandler, or Value Selling.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Sales jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Sunday, April 19 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 11-04-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-04-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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