Sales Representative

SUMMARY:
Our client is in Industrial Abrasive business and looking for a strong, driven and passionate Sales Representative to join their team.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years technical sales advantages
• Passionate about travelling
• Valid driver’s license Own reliable vehicle
• Strong sales
• Clear fingerprint & references

Job Functions:

• Meets and exceed sales and profit target.
• Mapping and profiling target markets and customers
• Qualify and assess target customers
• Develop strategies and plans to obtain business from customers (new and existing)
• Create and maintain customer data base
• Position CLS as the supplier of choice
• Understanding relevant standards, guidelines and regulations and assist end users with compliance to these standards
• Training end users on use of products
• Work with supplier sales and technical reps to develop markets / customers
• Pricing and gross margin management in line with CLS financial objectives
• Negotiating pricing and tenders with customers
• Assist with CLS inventory management (right stock, right quantities at right time)
• High level of customer service / satisfaction /ensure follow ups
• Communicate market activities, trends and competitive activities
• Manage individual costs & expenses to agreed targets/budgets
• Sales administration and general administration
• Plan and manage time and resources for effective coverage of territory, communications and other responsibilities.
• Formulate and work to a customer call plan / call cycle ensuring maximum productivity
• Maintain and communicate account and prospect information, maintain company resources and sales support materials (samples / brochures)
• Exhibit leadership with accounts, prospects and peers. Accept direction and assume leadership as appropriate. Assert ideas and persuade others to action, build collaboration amongst team members to address relevant customer/industry issues.
• Continuously expected to learn and improve skills relative to market, products, applications, selling and administrative elements 

Job function not limited to:

• Internal sales support as required (tele sales / walk in enquiries)
• Pastel (e.g. Invoicing, checking stock, prices, purchase orders and reports)
• Occasional deliveries, collections and picking of stock

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