Johannesburg: Retail Sales Consultant (Township Markets) posted by The Skills Mine

Requirements:

• A Bachelor of Commerce in Sales, Marketing, or Business Management
• Proven experience in financial services or banking sales.
• A strong track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets, preferably within a retail environment

Responsibilities:

• Achieving stipulated sales goals in time and relevant KPIs associated with the job description.
• Ensure a sales lead pipeline is created through prospecting, lead management, merchant visits, and marketing.
• Be able to prepare daily and weekly planning of sales activities.
• Making and receiving calls to promote products, as well as tracking and engaging in follow-up conversations with prospective clients.
• Connect and build & maintain relationships with the Customer Relationship Management Team within the retail environment.
• Building and maintaining relationships with the respective merchants, which would include regular merchant visits.
• Be able to generate sales opportunities both internally and externally within the retail environment, including indoor and outdoor marketing events within the assigned geographical region.
• Record all sales inputs via the CRM platform and diligently follow up on all leads to ensure an acceptable conversion rate is achieved.
• Prepare and submit all applications in accordance with underwriting, compliance, and risk procedures.