Sales Manager (Freight Forwarding) at Ascentech Services Limited

Location: Lagos - Mainland

Responsibilities

• Develops a business plan and sales strategy for the market that ensures attainment of company sales targets and profitability
• Responsible for the performance and development of the Sales Executives
• Maintains healthy receivables & monitor level of bad debts for sales team
• Prepares action plans by individuals as well as by team for effective search of sales leads and prospects
• Initiates and coordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets
• Assists in the development and implementation of marketing plans as needed
• Conducts one-on-one review with all Sales team to build more effective communications, to understand training and development needs, and to provide insight for the improvement of Sales team and activity performance.
• Provides weekly & monthly Sales Report regarding sales performance
• Maintains accurate records of all pricings, sales, and activity reports
• Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes and ensures that they are communicated and implemented within the team
• Ensures that the Sales team meet or exceed all activity standards for prospecting calls, appointments, presentations, proposals and closes
• Maintains contact with all clients in the market to ensure high levels of client satisfaction
• Demonstrates ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees

Requirements

• BSc/HND in Business Administration or Sales & Marketing
• Minimum of 5 years’ sales experience of with at least 3 years in a sales management capacity in a freight forwarding environment
• Proven experience in training and development of staff to meet set goals.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to multi-task, and change priorities constantly as needed in a fast paced environment.
• Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs (Microsoft Word format) to cv@ascentech.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.