Business Solutions Consultant at Yoco

Job description

The Yoco team of Business Solutions Consultants are looking for a top-performing, ambitious individual interested in launching their career in the consulting and inbound sales of our product.

This opportunity will expose you to the inner workings of a fast-growing startup, as well as offer the many perks that come with it. From day one, you’re given the opportunity to drive innovation and execute strategies that will take Yoco to the next level. You’ll experience a cycle of learning, succeeding, falling down, getting up, and going back for more.

ROLE | WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

The role of a Yoco sales intern is focused but not limited to driving sales within the small to medium sized enterprise segment. This role will place you at the forefront of Yoco’s growth in its most important segment.

Key Responsibilities

• Answering inbound calls (with some lightweight sales-qualifying) and answering basic questions about Yoco.
• Chatting online with website visitors who are interested in learning more about Yoco.
• Responding to sales inquiries via email and call.
• Assisting leads with the online sign up process.
• Work internally with the sales management and marketing teams to ensure proper quality and quantity of leads
• Management of the CRM & leads.

IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Key Requirements To Perform Responsibilities

• Life long learner, loves a challenge, is a true problem-solver
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Team player
• You take initiative and proactively seek out the resources needed to solve the problem at hand.
• Ability to easily adapt to a number of environments
• You can drive your own boat: the ability to fearlessly use the resources at your fingertips to resolve technical challenges especially when you don't know the answer
• Eager to launch a career in sales

Bonus Points

• Tech-Savvy
• Knowledge of payments and the mobile Point of Sale space
• Experience with CRM tools (e.g. Pipedrive)
• Experience in Small Business / B2B sales

EXPECTATIONS OF AN INTERN AT YOCO

Dealing with People

Communicating & influencing: Strong communication skills across various mediums, building collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Dealing with Business

• Preventing & solving problems: Diagnostic information gathering and research, analytical thinking, application of conceptual thinking to problem solving.
• Achieving results:Proactive / initiative, customer orientated, fostering innovation, continuous improvement mind-set, appreciation of results, business acumen, thoroughness and detail orientated

Dealing with Self-management

Self-confidence, personal credibility, flexibility, adaptability and strong sense of personal accountability

VALUE PROPOSITION | WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING?

As part of the Yoco team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the mobile Point of Sale opportunity in South Africa.

To support this we have built a role-based organisation; where every individual is given the space to focus and develop his or her innate strengths. Everyone here has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels.

We offer a competitive package for an early stage venture; with flexible working hours and time off when you need it. In addition to this you will have the opportunity to participate in our Equity Incentive scheme, which will be uncapped based on performance.