Sales Representative (Matting)
Sales/Marketing - Other Sales/Marketing Gauteng FULL TIME Job Summary Duties & Responsibilities: * Organisational Reporting: + Report sales performance and activities on a weekly basis, including but not limited to; customer visits, quotes completed, orders loaded and sales achieved * New Business Development: + Minimum of 25 total weekly client visits with 10 new client presentations per week + Completed calendar and visit report + Each client visit to contain elements of product and concept training or new business and product development discussions + Day to day management of client queries, quoting, order processing and general client support services as part of the sales team * Business Creation: + Target Specifying Market to introduce company range or relevant products or market segments + Actively target and set meetings with new potential Distributor Accounts that fall within region/ territory and target industry + Actively target and set meetings with new end-user accounts that fall within region/ territory and target industry to specify company product solutions * Marketing: + Assist in preparation for any exhibitions that we either attend alone or jointly with distributors * Effective Customer Service: + Prepare detailed quotations, including availability, price and delivery forecast effectively and efficiently on accordance with company procedures and requirements + Take a pro-active approach to understanding product applications and alternatives + Stock awareness – select stock in adherence to FIFO principles wherever practicable + Amend customer orders where necessary * Reliable Customer Feedback: + Proactively contact customers, keeping them fully updated at all times + Notify customers of any known issues or information that may conflict with their requirements or cause delays * Resolving Complaints: + Ensure that all customer complaints are recorded, providing the necessary details in order to carry out the relevant corrective actions, preventative action, credit notes and sundry invoices where applicable * Other Duties: + Attend sales meetings set by the National Sales Manager + Monthly and Quarterly and Account reporting in accordance to company standard of reporting. + Report on Sales Activity Pipeline, results and any other reporting required + Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly goal achieving + Maximise travel planning + Create sales activity plan in support of tactical objectives and pro…
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