Sales Consultant at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifying and penetrating new profitable markets.  
• Building and maintaining relationships with specifiers, plumbers, installers and suppliers, for the purpose of creating and strengthening business alliances that complement the Company’s core competencies. 
• Negotiating and winning sales for the organization thereby contributing towards the achievement of team and departmental targets. 
• Participating in sales presentations aimed at pitching for business across pre-determined locations as required in the sales/marketing scorecard. 
• Preparing proposals and quotations for the provision of total bathroom solutions, working with the Technical team in preparing installation proposals. 
• Managing customer/client accounts, maintaining knowledge of key account status and following up on outstanding invoices and receivables that are due. 
• Ensuring clients are offered professional and quality service to increase sales 
• Manage or escalate as appropriate customer complaints 
• Maintaining and developing relationships with new and existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails. 
• Assisting the Team Lead in conducting after-sales and/or post-project assessments aimed at ascertaining accuracy, promptness of delivery and overall customer satisfaction; as well as ensuring compliance with existing SLAs with specifiers.
•  Participating actively in the planning and implementation of the Company’s marketing initiatives e.g. annual in-house exhibitions, trade shows, conferences etc.

REQUIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES 

• First Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or any related field. 
• 1-3 years cognate experience. 
• Hands-on experience of ERPs (Enterprise Resource Applications e.g. Sage pastel, oracle, SAP) Very good working knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office applications. 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills.