South Africa: Salesman posted by Greys Recruitment

• Matric
• Certificate Sales or relevant fields (NQF 5)
•  3 years as a Sales Representative or similar role within the Retail environment.
• Computer Literacy (Basic MS Office; and SAP, ERP Systems and other job-specific software systems)
• Knowledge of Sales principles, practice and procedures.
• Communication skills (both verbal and written)

Job Duties: 

• Actively sources new sales opportunities and close sales to achieve departmental goals and targets.
• Increases company revenue by managing and negotiating with clients, generating leads, qualifying prospects and managing sales of products and services.
• Actively researches competition and monitors market activities to position the company in a favourable manner within the market.
• Forecasts sales, development of sales strategies and models and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Evaluates needs and build a productive relationship.
• Daily / Weekly / Monthly tracking and target reports for the relevant stakeholders.
• Maintains and grows client base within the relevant area of sales.
• Attends meetings, sales events and training to keep abreast of the latest developments.
• Canvasses and opens new customer accounts based on their viability as future customers.
• Monitors monthly sales per customer using the Sales Management process.
• Daily extrapolation of sales information from the ERP system to assess actual units against target units and implements a plan of action if necessary.
• Provides monthly feedback to the Regional Manager on all activities relating to the customer.
• Introduces new marketing and promotion ideas and assists the customer in aligning strategy with that of the Company (Marketing Strategy).
• Hosts regular trade evenings and suitable entertainment in order to promote the product and grow/ develop customer relations.
• Initiates and monitors all promotional activity in order to develop and grow existing customer base and market share in consultation with the customer and Regional Manager.
• Assists with the credit application process.

• Co-responsible with Debtors for effective, timeous collection of outstanding debtors’ monies.
• In collaboration with Debtors, ensures that all outstanding Debtors are less than 45 days at all times.
• Assists Debtor’s staff in resolving customer queries.
• Ensures that vehicles and other company equipment are maintained in accordance with company policy and procedure.
• Attends monthly meetings with Regional Manager to provide status feedback on new business.

• Ensures that vehicles and other company equipment are maintained in accordance with company policy and procedure.
• Attends monthly meetings with Regional Manager to provide status feedback on new bussines
• Stock Control
• Compliance
• Customer Service
• Cost Control

Salary:

Market Related

How to apply:

1. Follow the link to our jobseeker’s page- www.********.co.za
2. Search for the job title.
3. Click Apply to submit your CV