Job Description
About the Role
Bidvest Prestige is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Development Consultant to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in refining and enhancing our sales and marketing strategy, with a focus on driving growth and increasing market share.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively search, pursue and engage potential clients
- Manage the compilation, and where necessary draft, high quality proposals, bids and tender responses
- Follow-up and survey leads generated through various channels and cold calling
- Ensure tenders and bids are responded to in a professional, timely and compliant manner
- Engage and manage strategic suppliers who are providing solution and commercial content for proposals, bids and tender responses
- Identify weaknesses in sales process and address
- Follow-up on cancelled contracts
- Implement and manage strategic initiatives to ensure that annual growth targets are met and ideally exceeded
- Achieve Monthly Sales Budgets by implementing and maintaining a marketing and sales strategy
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree/National Diploma in Sales/Business Development/Marketing
- Matric (Senior Certificate)
- Valid Drivers License
- Min 3 Years Solid Experience In Business Development & Best Practices within the Sales Environment
- Strong Sales & Marketing Knowledge (Ideally In The Services Industry)
- Proficiency in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook
Qualifications
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Salary & Benefits
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About Sales Jobs in KwaZulu-Natal
In KwaZulu-Natal, the sales profession is an integral part of various industries, with a general job market trend indicating a steady demand for skilled sales professionals. Typically, this field offers competitive compensation and opportunities for career growth. However, salaries can vary widely depending on factors such as experience, company size, industry sector, and location.
Generally, common salary ranges for sales positions in KwaZulu-Natal are between R400 000 to R800 000 per annum, although this is a broad estimate and actual figures may differ significantly. Experience level, performance, and the specific requirements of the role can all impact compensation. It’s essential to research current market rates and negotiate based on individual qualifications and achievements.
In South Africa, common skills required for sales roles often include strong communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to build rapport with clients, a solid understanding of product knowledge, marketing principles, and CRM systems. Typically, proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is also essential. Additionally, many companies place a high value on technical skills such as data analysis software or programming languages.
Sales professionals are employed across various industry sectors, including the financial services sector, technology industry, manufacturing sector, and more. These roles often involve interacting with clients, managing relationships, negotiating deals, and identifying new business opportunities.
In terms of career development, sales professionals in KwaZulu-Natal can expect a wide range of advancement opportunities. Typically, common career progression paths include taking on leadership roles, moving into specialist positions such as account management or sales engineering, or transitioning into related fields like business development or product management. Many companies also offer training and development programs to help employees enhance their skills and advance their careers.
This information provides general career guidance. Actual salaries and requirements vary by employer.
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