Sales Representative at Take 5 Madu Mageu

Job description

BROAD AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Sales and Orders
• Actively seek out new clients and markets.
• Facilitate product sales opportunities by cold calling.
• Maintain and build relations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Create and build an ongoing awareness of all Company product lines to facilitate sales growth.
• Continually expand the prospect and pipeline base of possible candidates.
• Process orders at both client and store level.
• Work to set orders, objectives and targets.
• Support functions
• Monitor merchandiser performance and compliance.
• Take corrective action and control to ensure that Company and sales objectives are met.
• Ensure sufficient stock of designated promotional material.
• Carry and store samples as per company policy.
• Report in to the management level in respect of: retail trends observed/researched; successes and/or failures at client level; competitor activity; trade and customer complaints and overall lessons for the sales team

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 or equivalent level.
• Relevant courses/programmes completed relevant to the role.
• Completion of or significant progress towards the completion of a relevant Degree/National Diploma/Professional Institute Qualification.
• Valid code 08 driver’s license, and must pass a company driving assessment.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Information Management Systems (IMS).
• Solid knowledge of sales and merchandising principles and practices
• Good understanding of market and competitor analysis.
• Solid knowledge of market research (primary and desk research).
• Solid knowledge of marketing principles.
• Good understanding of planning and decision-making processes and principles.

Skills:

• Innovative thinking.
• Ability to create business in new markets/ with new clients.
• Ability to both synthesize and analyse market trends and developments.