Sales Driver at Bolin Bakeries

Job Description

• Selling the company’s products/services to customers, meeting sales goals and increasing revenue and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Meeting set sales targets.
• Creating new sales routes, winning new retailers/supermarkets/distributors and retaining existing ones.
• Identifying new markets and working with the Marketing Executive to create plans to enter markets.
• Expanding sales routes and growing sales.
• Ensuring cost effectiveness of operations.
• Identifying retailers’/supermarkets’/distributors’ needs, wants, habits, interests and other relevant factors and relaying same to the Marketing Executive.
• Updating sales and retailer/supermarket/distributor databases; keeping sales records.
• Attending weekly Sales department and general staff meetings; preparing weekly reports on tasks completed and tasks in progress.
• Analysing market trends and competitive activities and reporting same to the Marketing Executive with the Centre Manager and BDM in copy.
• Preparing and presenting daily, weekly and/or monthly reports as required to the Marketing Executive with the Centre Manager, BDM and MD in copy.
• Preparing and submitting retailers’/supermarkets’/distributors’ orders to the Marketing Executive.
• Preparing relevant letters, reports, memos and official correspondence as required.
• Delivering products to retailers/supermarkets/distributors at or before the delivery time agreed with retailers/supermarkets/distributors.
• Ensuring timely collection of payments from retailers/supermarkets/distributors and ensuring accurate and timely remittance of payments to the Cashier.
• Maintaining discipline, neatness and proper dressing.
• Maintaining a polite, friendly, respectful and humble attitude towards retailers/supermarkets/distributors and the general public.
• Liaising with the issuing unit to ensure that all products in the store are sold.
• Answering retailers’/supermarkets’/distributors’ enquiries about products, prices, routes and availability.
• Performing other official duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of OND in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
• Minimum of 1 year experience as a Sales Representative or a similar role, especially in FMCG.
• Understanding of the sales process and dynamics.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• Understanding of commercial trends.
• Integrity and reliability.
• Ability to meet sales targets
• Knowledge of road signs and traffic laws.
• Ownership of a valid drivers’ license.

Skills:

• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Sound numerical and problem solving skills.
• Efficient leadership skills.
• Proficient Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
• Excellent driving skills.
• 8am to 5pm, Mondays to Saturdays.