South Africa: Sales Executive (Print and Packaging)

A Sales Executive (Print and Packaging) will be responsible for bringing in new sales to the business and fulfilling excellent customer service duties. Focus Areas: Developing new business relationships with new prospective customers to gain ongoing market share. Use strong negotiation selling skills to propose, sell, and deliver profitable solutions. Meeting monthly sales targets through cold call, lead management, make sales appointments and follow up. Present and discuss the products and services of the company in a way that conveys an image of quality, integrity and superior understanding and fulfilment of customer needs. Think strategically, solve complex problems and offer and present solutions to clients that solve business and marketing needs in addition to print needs. Understand and comply with the sales system/program in place. Effectively communicate with customers and provide continuous track and monitoring reports for each job. Achieve agreed monthly sales targets. Actively sources new clients and build stake holder relationships as per monthly targets. Service and retain existing clients. Liaise with clients through the sales and production process, making sure clients receive comprehensive feedback. Essential and Mandatory Requirements Matric certificate Must have a minimum 3 to 5 years sales experience in printing and packaging Industry Knowledge of software such as MS, CRM Database Systems Own Vehicle/Reliable Transport to use for work purposes Preferred skills and experience Excellent written and verbal communication skills Must demonstrate initiative, innovative and creativity Ability to work independently Adaptability/ flexibility