Description
Duties & Responsibilities
- Reporting & Counting
- Supply management with oral and written reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities and potential for new products and services
- Product Knowledge and Further Development
- Participate in trade shows and conventions
- Keep up to date with new products, market conditions, advertising and promotional trends through the reading of relevant literature and consulting with the marketing department
- Identify advantages and compare organization's products
- Teamwork
- Support department managers and co employees.
- Actively participate as a member of the team
- Performing any other task, not specified herein, which from time to time may be assigned by the manager.
- Housekeeping and Safety Standards
- Ensure that cleaning and housekeeping standards on equipment and work areas are maintained according to laid down standards and norms.
- Ensure Personal hygiene standards are maintained
- Take reasonable care for own health and safety as well as the health and safety of others
- Ware the correct PPE in accordance with the company policy and procedures
- No interference or abuse of any health, safety and environmental welfare equipment.
- Be actively involved in the OHS System, partake in OHS activities as and when directed
- Promote sales and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship-based approach
- Demonstrates products to existing and potential customers and assist them in selecting those best suited to their needs.
- Makes telephone calls, in-person 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
- Analyze the territory's potential and determine the value of existing and prospective customers’ value
- Plan and organize personal sales strategy by maximizing the GP for the Product Department and Rep Code Area
- Customer Service
- Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned Rep Code Area to generate new business
- Attend to and expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Experience as a Sales Representative or Customer Service Roles
- Have a proven track record of successful sales quotas
- Have a valid Matric certificate
- Be bilingual
- Tertiary qualification in Sales/Marketing will be an advantage
- Have a valid drivers’ license & own reliable transport
- Knowledge of meat products
- Ability to learn about products and services and explain them to customers
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to handle rejection
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