Sales Specialist at Emergency Response Africa (ERA)

About the Job

• ERA is seeking to build our team by adding Sales Specialists who care about Results and Impact. In this role, you will be responsible for all sales in the assigned territory.
• The ideal candidate will have experience consistently achieving sales targets, understand the sales cycle, know how to identify prospects and close deals, and be passionate about what ERA stands for.
• Multiple positions are available including full-time and commission-only (with allowance) roles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all sales in the assigned territory
• Generates opportunities with existing clients as well as potential new customers, concluding sales calls independently and with the Marketing Lead.
• Maintains a high-level relationship with clients and partner organizations.
• Develops and implements sales strategy to ensure business targets and objectives are achieved.
• Plans, directs, and monitors sales activities and gives monthly feedback on sales versus forecast.
• Manages and supports sales administration, customer service, credit collections, invoicing and fulfillment as appropriate.
• Regularly collects and relays customer feedback to management and operations team to improve service delivery
• Assess any current or future opportunities and report any potential findings.
• Ensure alignment with marketing strategy and support marketing activities.
• Conduct market research to identify business and market trends and advise management.
• Introduce new and improved products and services into the market.

Qualifications And Experience

• A healthcare-related qualification or experience in healthcare, insurance, or pharmaceutical sales is an asset but not required.
• Minimum 2 years’ sales experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-starter
• Data handling
• Problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Time management