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Account Manager

Overview

Account managers build and maintain relationships with assigned customers, ensuring great service while finding opportunities for repeat business and steady growth.

Description

  • Handle daily communication and relationship management with customer accounts.
  • Understand customer needs and coordinate with internal teams to deliver the right products or service.
  • Resolve customer questions, concerns, and issues to maintain high satisfaction levels.
  • Support sales activities including contract renewals, additional sales, and administrative paperwork.
  • Monitor account performance and maintain accurate sales and progress records.

Entry requirements

  • You will need a Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
  • You'll need basic sales or account management experience, plus background in customer service or sales roles like sales executive or client support.

Salary

$2,900 – 4,700

/mo

Salary ranges are estimated based on public information found on Singaporean job portals, including MyCareersFuture, MySkillsFuture. Updated as of 2026.

Trivia

It costs five times more to get a new customer than to keep an existing one. That's why account managers work harder to fix complaints from loyal clients than sales managers do to find new ones.

What to expect

You'll work with many customers at the same time, ensuring good service. Focus on maintaining relationships and healthy accounts rather than chasing new business.

Soft
skills

Clear Communication

Able to share effectively with customers and internal teams.

Multi-tasking Organisation

Ability to manage multiple accounts and competing priorities.

Customer-Focused Mindset

Able to react to customer needs and follow through on commitments.

Customer Account Management

Able to handle daily communication and service coordination across multiple accounts simultaneously.

Sales Process Support

Familiar with managing contract renewals, identifying additional sales opportunities, and handling sales-related documentation.

Performance Tracking & Reporting

Able to monitor account health, maintain detailed records, and create reports to track customer relationships.

Hard
skills

Frequently asked questions

Sales executives are "hunters" who find new customers, while account managers are "farmers" who maintain relationships with existing clients. However, many account managers also hunt for new opportunities within their current client base, so the skills often overlap.

AI handles administrative tasks like drafting proposals and analysing data, allowing account managers to focus on the human side - listening to client problems, building trust, and providing strategic advice.

Not always. While sales background helps, many employers value customer service or client support experience just as much. The key is proving you can manage relationships and solve client problems effectively.

You can't manage what you don't measure. Tracking account performance shows value to clients during reviews and spot trends like which clients might leave or are ready for upgrades, ensuring renewal targets are met.

Account managers handle more accounts with smaller values, while key account managers focus on a few high-value clients who generate major company revenue.