Key Account Manager - West Africa

Our Vision We believe in a world where everyone, regardless of their country’s wealth or frontiers, enjoys access to medicines and healthcare when they need it. Our Mission We work tirelessly to remove access barriers faced by patients and caregivers across Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) when seeking quality medicines and quality healthcare. Who We Are: Accelerating access to medicines for all Imagine a world where critical medicines are within reach, affordable, and synonymous with quality, no matter where you are. That is the world we're building with our unique, demand-aggregation model that unites healthcare providers across LMICs. At the heart of our identity is a single, resolute commitment: to build a future where geography and income never stand between any individual and life-saving medicines. Our platform isn't merely a space for transactions, we unlock affordable access to medicines by aggregating demand across healthcare providers. We also help manufacturers build a sustainable and reliable global access strategy. Our business focuses on low- and middle-income countries and strengthens the purchasing power of these markets to ensure the supply of cost-effective, high-quality medicines. We partner exclusively with authorized, high-quality pharmaceutical companies and certified caregivers to accelerate sustainable access to medicines. About the Position: The Key Account Manager – West Africa will own and grow strategic key accounts across Axmed’s two-sided B2B platform, while also leading the identification, engagement, and onboarding of new clients across the region. This role is responsible for driving platform adoption, commercial performance, and long-term value creation by actively developing relationships that participate on both sides of the marketplace. This is a role in a technology company: success depends not only on strong pharmaceutical commercial engagement, but also on being highly comfortable with digital tools and data and adapting quickly to new workflows. The role thus combines deep pharmaceutical commercial engagement with technology-driven platform enablement. The Key Account Manager acts as a trusted partner to both existing and prospective clients, confidently engaging new accounts, demonstrating platform value, and guiding them through onboarding and early usage. Once onboarded, they ensure clients are actively transacting and realising measurable value. This is a highly hands-on role requiring strong relationship management, commercial judgment, and the ability to operate independently. Success depends on balancing new account acquisition with the growth and retention of existing key accounts, while coordinating closely with internal teams to deliver a consistent client experience. Key Responsibilities: Key Account Ownership & Relationship Management Own and manage a portfolio of strategic key accounts across West Africa. Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders. Manage and grow accounts participating across the full transaction lifecycle. Ensure key accounts derive measurable value from the platform. Account Growth & Commercial Performance Drive revenue growth through increased transaction volume, SKU spread, and repeat usage. Identify and unlock new commercial opportunities within existing key accounts. Drive purchase orders, signed agreements, and active collaborations. Monitor account health and proactively address risks or drop-off in engagement. New Account Development Map, engage, and onboard new key accounts onto the platform. Lead tailored platform demos and onboarding sessions. Convert prospects into active, transacting accounts. Platform Enablement & Support Act as the primary point of contact for platform-related questions and troubleshooting. Support onboarding, training, and ongoing usage across key accounts. Clearly communicate platform workflows, features, and value propositions. Enable clients to operate independently on the pl