Market Development Specialist at Smollan

As a Market Development Specialist /Sales Specialist you will be responsible for:

• Call Cycle Compliance and KPI achievement
• POS installation, placement and replenishment at Trader outlets
• Daily Reporting on HHT and across KPIs, driving look of success
• Collecting and sharing insights, opportunities, competitor activity and monitoring visibility of product flow

Effective execution of promotional activity

• Communicate promotional activities to store owners
• Negotiate POS material with store owners / managers
• Ensure promotional activities have been implemented, maintained and reported on
• Provide feedback to relevant stakeholders
• Monitor competitors’ new innovations
• Ensure all in-store staff understand mechanics of promotion and provide feedback to Supervisor
• Build-up of promotional events and displays as requireAdhoc promotional activities

Call cycle management

• Identify call cycles and ensure implementation thereof
• Administer and complete according to requirements
• Inform Supervisor of cycle and ensure suitable

Effective administration

• Complete reports timeously
• Manage assets and equipment
• Complete necessary documentation when required

Customer service and satisfaction

• Gather feedback from customer complaints, queries and requests and ensure resolution
• Communication and upkeep of knowledge of promotions /product knowledge to provide advice on use of products
• Build and maintain strong working relationships

Effective self-management

• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organisational needs

Key Competencies

• Organisational commitment
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Relationship building
• Agility
• Performance & results driven
• Continuous growth & improvement
• Resilience & stress management
• Service Excellence
• Analysis & problem solving
• Sales orientation
• Quality & detail excellence
• Communication

What are we looking for?

To qualify for this role, you should:

• Matric/Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification – added advantage
• 1 -2 years’ experience in Telecommunications sales and marketing
• Tech Savvy
• Valid Drivers licence
• Smart-phone ( Operating System | iOS 9.0 or higher or Operating System | Android 6 or higher