French Speaking - New Business Development Sales Executive I CAPE TOWN

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

We are looking for a ''French Speaking'' young, energetic and enthusiastic New Business Development Sales Executive to join our UK client''s sales team in Cape Town.

JOB BRIEF

You will be working in a fast-moving business, generating sales for the company, selling into the UK and Ireland. Our clients have a database of circa 18k customers that have signed up to their platform and we want you to engage with as many of these customers as we can in any given month.

You will be responsible for initiating sales deals over the phone and maintaining good customer relationships. Speaking to both existing customers and generating new business.

An effective tele-sales representative must be an excellent communicator and have superior people skills. The ultimate goal is not to sell something over the phone but to persuade printing firms to use the firm when they have work to outsource. The ultimate goal is maintaining existing clients whilst onboarding multiple new ones per month to build your sales book to a greater figure than the month before.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working from hot lead generation established from our offices around the world
• Contact existing customers to inform them about our products and services
• Asking the key selling questions
• Fact finding on the client
• Always thinking in commercial terms
• Answering questions about products and taking every opportunity to ''Sell Up''
• Asking questions to understand customer requirements and ''Close Sales''
• Direct prospects to the senior sales staff when needed
• Enter and update customer information in the database
• Go the “extra mile” to meet sales quota and facilitate future sales
• Keep records of calls and sales and note useful information

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REQUIREMENTS

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• Proven experience as tele-sales or other sales/customer service role
• Proven track record of successfully meeting sales quota preferably over the phone
• Good knowledge of relevant computer programs (e.g. CRM software) and telephone systems
• Ability to learn about products and services and describe/explain them to prospects
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Cool-tempered and able to handle rejection
• Outstanding negotiation skills
• BSc/BA would be a plus, matric qualification essential

SKILLS

• Consultative selling
• Communication
• Tele-sales

Outstanding career prospects. Progression to a senior role with a consistent ''On Target'' performance!

HoursÂ

• Monday – Friday (UK times 9 - 5)
• Currently converted to SA it would be 11am – 7 pm
• Day light saving switches over on 27 March to October, which will be 10am – 6pm SA times.

Salary

Basic R9000 + commission (Negotiable)

Our client has guaranteed R9000 basic for the first 3 months on a significant increase after successful 3 month probation period

*conditions apply*

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