Full-Time

Account Manager

Coates Group

Coates Group

201-500 employees

End-to-end digital signage for QSRs

No salary listed

Sydney NSW, Australia

Hybrid

Bachelor's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
ERP
Forecasting
CRM

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, project management, or a related field.
  • Proven experience as an account manager or project manager in a customer-facing role.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with clients.
  • Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills to address client concerns and achieve win-win outcomes.
  • A results-oriented mindset with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.
  • Proficiency in using customer relationship management (CRM) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other relevant sales and productivity tools.
  • Adaptability and resilience to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Strong organisational skills to manage multiple clients and prioritise tasks effectively.
Responsibilities
  • Develop a strong understanding of client objectives, challenges, and opportunities to proactively manage and grow accounts.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key client stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact.
  • Manage client expectations, communications, issues, and escalations to ensure high levels of satisfaction.
  • Identify and pursue upselling, cross-selling, and new business opportunities to drive account growth and revenue.
  • Develop account plans that identify priorities, opportunities, risks, and actions to grow and strengthen client relationships.
  • Work with internal teams to coordinate solutions and ensure client requirements and commitments are delivered effectively.
  • Coordinate project requirements, timelines, and deliverables to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
  • Maintain accurate account, opportunity, forecast, and client records.
  • Monitor account performance and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and actions required to achieve commercial and client outcomes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience as an account manager or project manager in the same industry is preferred.
  • Knowledge of the industry and understanding of the client's business domain is advantageous.

Coates Group provides digital signage and customer experience solutions for Quick Service Restaurants. It offers digital menu boards, self-service kiosks, and content management systems, along with hardware, software, installation, and ongoing support. The system combines displays and interactive kiosks with a central content platform to create, schedule, and push menus and messages across multiple locations, while technicians install and maintain the setup. Its goal is to help QSR brands improve the customer experience and drive sales by offering end-to-end, location-wide digital signage management for large chains and independents.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Newtown Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

2003

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Coates updated its site on August 25, 2026, emphasizing AI-driven drive-thru experiences.
  • McDonald’s ANZ used Coates at 800-plus locations and 1,000-plus storefronts.
  • Digital Signage Today listed Coates among 2026 top digital signage software providers.

What critics are saying

  • McDonald’s five-year CMS agreement expires in 2027, threatening a huge revenue pillar.
  • Acrelec still competes for hardware on the same McDonald’s program.
  • Samsung and signageOS transitions commoditize Switchboard, squeezing margins and renewal leverage.

What makes Coates Group unique

  • Switchboard™ CMS is McDonald’s sole global content platform, standardizing 50 markets.
  • Coates bundles hardware, software, installation, and support for QSR rollouts.
  • Coates has 60 years in signage and restaurant deployments, reducing rollout risk.

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Benefits

Performance Bonus

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Sick Leave

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