Description:
Market related salary
Key Result Areas
General Sales & Marketing Duties
General Customer Service Duties
Specific Duties Include:
Build and maintain sound relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, and business partners.
Grow current business with existing customers.
Obtain and develop new prospective customers.
Accurate reporting and compilation of market information
Competently calculate cost and sales prices for products
Develop annual sales budgets (in conjunction with Sales Manager)
Provide technical support during lab-scale tests and productions trails
Minimum requirements:
Knowledge
Grade 12 / Matric
Formal training in food science, technology and/or chemical field
Any formal sales & marketing related skills
Financial and business acumen / value-add thinking.
Bilingual English & Afrikaans
Experience
Competent in selling and marketing of tangible products (Preferable)
Skilled in market research, new customer canvassing and service of existing customers
Minimum of 2-5 years working experience in an external sales, marketing or customer service-related position
Proven sales excellence achieving and/or excelling monthly and annual budgets / targets
Technical Skills
Specialised in technical sales of technical products for food and chemical industry.
Computer literate and familiar with standard MS Office applications (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
Strong planning and organisation skills.
Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
Well trained in all areas of sales and marketing
Good interpersonal and social skills and adept at cultivating good business relationships with customers.
Own transport essential
Behaviours/Attitudes
Organised and Logical
Assertive / Strong personality
Self-motivated and self-disciplined
Effective time management
Being resilient / tenacity
Problem analysis and resolution
Good teamwork/collaboration