Job Description
Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities
include the following and other duties as may be assigned:
- Identify and Introduce new clients to the company
- Sell the company’s services to prospective clients
- Meet and exceed set targets
- Generate, follow, and convert leads into paying customers
- Create and maintain a database of customers
- Build long-term relationships with all key stakeholders
- Keep abreast of trends in the sector to ensure customer needs are met.
- Monitor the social media platforms for enquiries and requests.
- Ensure all company activities adhere to the company’s ethics, guidelines and policies.
- Ensure that clients’ projects are executed according to their needs.
- Collect, research, track and analyse relevant business data
- Write and present reports of sales activities
- Attend conferences and training as required to maintain proficiency
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Analytical – Visualize, articulate and interpret complex or diverse information. Fact driven.
- Interpersonal Skills – Should be able to interact and get along well with other people. Is open to challenges and a good listener
- Assertive - Should be goal oriented, competitive and decisive.
- Business Awareness and Management - Understands the business operations as well as industry practice
- Organizational Support - Follows policies, procedures and supports organizational goals and values
- Professionalism -Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
- Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
- A good degree from a reputable university.
An exceptional ability to sell is the most important requirement for this job
- 1-2 years of experience in a sales position is preferred.
Knowledge and Skills Required
Skills that are a must for the job are:
- Customer focus
- Proactive and Result focused
- Excellent telephone etiquette
- Attention to detail
- Solid organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Effective people management skills
- Ability to multitask
- Good decision-Making skills
- Good IT skills
- Ability to work under pressure