Sales and Business Development Consultant

Description:

We are currently seeking a motivated and dynamic Sales and Business Development Consultant on behalf of our client. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience in sales, with at least 3 years’ working in the food industry. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is essential. A Marketing/Sales Degree, Diploma, or equivalent qualification is required. The role also demands excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to plan and organize work schedules, and a self-driven attitude. The successful candidate should also have a solid understanding of Digital Marketing, possess excellent organizational skills, and have their own transport with a valid driver's license. A recent professional profile photo is to accompany your application
EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Permanent
SECTOR : Sales
BASIC SALARY : Market related
START DATE : A.S.A.P / Immediate

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in sales (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
• At least 3 years of experience working in the food industry
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Own transport and a valid driver's license required (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
• Marketing/Sales Degree, Diploma, or equivalent qualification
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (writing, telephonic, and presentation)
• The ability to plan and organize work schedules, with a self-driven and proactive approach
• A solid grasp of Digital Marketing
• Excellent organizational skills

DUTIES:

• Provide input for the annual sales and marketing budget – to be handed in on time for the annual budget review.
• Drive sales to meet the budgeted sales and report performance at the monthly review.
• Weekly sales activities focusing on new clients (GFSI Intermediate, ISO 22000, and FSSC 22000 – Small to medium-sized manufacturers):
• Meeting the agreed monthly sales activities vs. targets every month.
• Weekly reporting on sales activities vs. target by 15:00 every Friday.
• Activities include:
• Cold calls, follow-up calls, courtesy calls.
• Software demos.
• Client visits.
• Mailchimp subscriptions.
• Planning and coordinating consultants’ calendars in SharePoint based on client projects and planned training interventions.
• Planning and organizing training interventions to ensure client satisfaction:
• Liaising with clients, delegates, facilitators, and training venues to ensure smooth training interventions.
• Ensuring that the registration forms are completed by delegates.
• Send the required information to the bookkeeper in time to invoice per delegate before the training.
• Liaising with admin staff to ensure training material is printed and delegates have received the agendas before the training.
• Monitoring the quality of the intervention by contacting a few delegates after each training intervention.
• Reporting any concerns.
• Recording activities in the CRM system and maintaining and updating the information in the CRM system.
• Sending client proposals/quotations within 5 working days from their request for a quotation.
• Timely response to queries from the website (Facebook, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp) – within 2 working days there should be a response to client enquiries.
• Assist with annual competitor benchmarking surveys.

HOURS:

• Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 16:30

Should you meet all the requirements, apply on our website at www.statusstaffing.com today.
Should you not hear back from us within 10 working days, please consider your application as unsuccessful. We will retain your credentials for future similar roles.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in sales (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
• At least 3 years of experience working in the food industry
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Own transport and a valid driver's license required (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
• Marketing/Sales Degree, Diploma, or equivalent qualification
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (writing, telephonic, and presentation)
• The ability to plan and organize work schedules, with a self-driven and proactive approach
• A solid grasp of Digital Marketing
• Excellent organizational skills

• Provide input for the annual sales and marketing budget – to be handed in on time for the annual budget review.
• Drive sales to meet the budgeted sales and report performance at the monthly review.
• Weekly sales activities focusing on new clients (GFSI Intermediate, ISO 22000, and FSSC 22000 – Small to medium-sized manufacturers):
• Meeting the agreed monthly sales activities vs. targets every month.
• Weekly reporting on sales activities vs. target by 15:00 every Friday.
• Activities include:
• Cold calls, follow-up calls, courtesy calls.
• Software demos.
• Client visits.
• Mailchimp subscriptions.
• Planning and coordinating consultants’ calendars in SharePoint based on client projects and planned training interventions.
• Planning and organizing training interventions to ensure client satisfaction:
• Liaising with clients, delegates, facilitators, and training venues to ensure smooth training interventions.
• Ensuring that the registration forms are completed by delegates.
• Send the required information to the bookkeeper in time to invoice per delegate before the training.
• Liaising with admin staff to ensure training material is printed and delegates have received the agendas before the training.
• Monitoring the quality of the intervention by contacting a few delegates after each training intervention.
• Reporting any concerns.
• Recording activities in the CRM system and maintaining and updating the information in the CRM system.
• Sending client proposals/quotations within 5 working days from their request for a quotation.
• Timely response to queries from the website (Facebook, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp) – within 2 working days there should be a response to client enquiries.
• Assist with annual competitor benchmarking surveys.

• Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 16:30