Sales Representative - Johannesburg, South Africa - The Joblink
Description
Contact person for this position:
Ronel Bakker
Job Overview
My client, a leading manufacturer of baking and catering equipment in Johannesburg, is looking for an external sales representative.
Areas of Responsibility (Your duties will include but are not limited to)
- Calling on bakers, chefs, catering mangers and hotel managers
- Promote sales and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationshipbased approach.
- Upsell and understand the client's requirements
- Develop and grow client relationships
- Provide exceptional service and follow through on orders and deliveries
- Demonstrates products to existing and potential customers and assist them in selecting those best suited to their needs.
- Makes telephone calls, inperson visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
- Research sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential.
- Develop clear and effective written quotations for current and prospective customers.
- Coordinate sales effort with marketing, sales, account receipts and logistics
- Keep up to date with new products, market conditions, advertising and promotional trends
Knowledge, skills, and experience required.
Educational Background:
- Grade 12
and experience in selling baking/catering equipment: - Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand Afrikaans & English.
- Tertiary Qualification in Sales/ Marketing will be to applicants' advantage.
- Experience in Hospitality or Food industry an advantage
- Proven experience as a sales representative or other sales/customer service role
- Proven track record of successfully meeting sales quota.
Valid License with own reliable transport
Knowledge/Skills:
- Ability to learn about products and services and present/describe/explain them to prospective clients.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Outgoing and not afraid to 'put yourself out there.'
- Able to handle rejection.
- Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints.
- Operational Agility
Competencies
- Ability to show initiative.
- Selfmotivated and dedicated.
- Performance Driven
- Wellorganised
Salary:
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