Description:
My client, a well established concern based in Strand has an opportunity for a Internal Sales Representative. Strong experience / knowledge of timber and construction related materials will be advantageous.The successful candidate will be well organized, passionate, self-starter with strong sales and communication skills and an understanding that they promote, sell and secure orders from their clients through positive relationships. Duties- Make the agreed number of calls to customers as assigned and instructed, both existing and new
- Generate leads by identifying potential new customers and making cold calls by telephone
- Demonstrate excellent customer service through follow-ups
- Co-ordinate sales efforts with relevant departments such as logistics, marketing and the entire sales team in order to achieve sales and profit targets
- Process and follow up on orders as necessary
- Closing the sale and providing customer support as required
- Monitor and review product range and communicate any new product developments to increase width and depth of distribution
- Drive and present promotions to customers
- Ability to comprehend and use sales data to analyze market potential
- Respond to inquiries and technical information requested
- Sell overstocks/aged stock.
- Communicate with Sales Manager regarding sales issues, objectives and competitor activity or opportunities gathered from customer feedback.
- Respond timeously to all correspondence and administrative deadlines.
- This is a full-time position ideal for someone with at least 5 - 10 years sales experience in internal sales and calling merchants, resellers, manufacturers and retail hardware merchants
- Telephone etiquette and communication skills must be very good
- Having an established and strong relationships with either of or all timber merchants, timber resellers, furniture manufacturers, Joiners and retail merchants in Cape Town and surrounds a advantageous
- Marketing and/or Sales tertiary qualification a plus. (advantageous)
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook)
- Having working knowledge and experience with internal business systems like Microsoft Business Central advantageous
- Strong emphasis on executing plans to achieve and exceed customer budgets
Requirements:
- Make the agreed number of calls to customers as assigned and instructed, both existing and new
- Generate leads by identifying potential new customers and making cold calls by telephone
- Demonstrate excellent customer service through follow-ups
- Co-ordinate sales efforts with relevant departments such as logistics, marketing and the entire sales team in order to achieve sales and profit targets
- Process and follow up on orders as necessary
- Closing the sale and providing customer support as required
- Monitor and review product range and communicate any new product developments to increase width and depth of distribution
- Drive and present promotions to customers
- Ability to comprehend and use sales data to analyze market potential
- Respond to inquiries and technical information requested
- Sell overstocks/aged stock.
- Communicate with Sales Manager regarding sales issues, objectives and competitor activity or opportunities gathered from customer feedback.
- Respond timeously to all correspondence and administrative deadlines.
- This is a full-time position ideal for someone with at least 5 - 10 years sales experience in internal sales and calling merchants, resellers, manufacturers and retail hardware merchants
- Telephone etiquette and communication skills must be very good
- Having an established and strong relationships with either of or all timber merchants, timber resellers, furniture manufacturers, Joiners and retail merchants in Cape Town and surrounds a advantageous
- Marketing and/or Sales tertiary qualification a plus. (advantageous)
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook)
- Having working knowledge and experience with internal business systems like Microsoft Business Central advantageous
- Strong emphasis on executing plans to achieve and exceed customer budgets
06 May 2025;
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