Objective of the position:

 

To sell the company’s products. To find and win new customers, as well as look after existing customer accounts.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Keep in contact with existing customers in person and by phone

• Raise orders and fulfil them appropriately in a timely manner in liaison with the dispatch team.

• Meet sales targets as set in liaison with the management team

• Promote any new products and special deals from the company

• Advise customers about delivery schedules

• Giving feedback on sales trends in the market

 

Qualifications/ Skills/Competencies

• Excellent sales and negotiation skills

• Good communication and ‘people skills’

• Confidence, motivation and determination

• The ability to work well on your own and also as part of a team

• Good organisational and time management skills

• The ability to deal with rejection

• Attention to detail

• The ability to develop in-depth knowledge about your products and markets

• Good business sense and a professional manner