Sales Manager at Kerildbert

We are presently seeking to fill the position of a Sales Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prospect new clients and follow up aggressively on contacts
• Make presentations/demos to make a sale
• Cold calls to arrange meetings with potential customers and prospect for new business
• Gather market and customer information
• Negotiate on price, costs, delivery and specifications with buyers and managers
• Gain a clear understanding of customers' businesses and requirements;
• Project a positive organizational image to clients and the public at large.
• Determine annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies; analyse trends and results.
• Establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas; project expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products
• Implement sales programs by developing sales team action plans
• Complete sales operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; follow up on work results.
• Maintain national sales staff job results by counselling and disciplining employees; plan, monitor and appraise job results.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge of company procedures and products

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Good communication skills
• Sales Experience
• Business Management
• Marketing Management
• Relationship management
• Creative thinking
• Analytical and logical thinking
• Strategic perspectives and business acumen would also be crucial to enable accelerated growth plans
• Strong ability to identify effective marketing campaigns to recruit new partners
• Manage programs from concept to execution and driven stronger sales execution to target

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• A graduate of a reputable university with a minimum of a Second Class Lower Division in Logistics, Business Administration or any related discipline
• Applicant should not be more than 33 years of age
• Applicant should possess a minimum of 2 years’ sales working experience in the Logistics industry.
• A sales experience in the clearing, forwarding and relocation industry is an added advantage
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)