Industry: Chemicals

Summary:
• To develop sales plans to achieve or exceed the monthly/annual sales objectives and targets for assigned regions.
• To ensure adequate coverage, distribution, visibility, merchandising and pricing of products.

Responsibilities:
• Keeping in contact with existing customers in person and by phone
• Making appointments with and meeting new customers
• Agreeing sales, prices, contracts and payments
• Meeting sales targets
• Promoting new products and any special deals
• Advising customers about delivery schedules and after-sales service
• Recording orders and sending details to the sales office
• Giving feedback on sales trends

Requirements:
• Graduate - University or Polytechnic
• Minimum of 1year experience, preferably in sales
• FMCG experience is desirable
• Fluency in English Language
• Proficiency in MS-Word, MS-Excel, and MS-PowerPoint

Person Specification
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills
• Good communication and 'people skills'
• Confidence, motivation and determination
• The ability to work well on your own and also as part of a team
• Good organisational and time management skills
• The ability to deal with rejection
• Attention to detail
• The ability to develop in-depth knowledge about your products and markets
• Good business sense and a professional manner

Method of Application
Qualified and interested candidates should kindly forward their CVs to: jobs@talentphaseafrica.com