Sales Representative

Our client in the Logistics Sector based in Port Elizabeth, is looking to employ a Sales Representative.

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Requirements:

• Grade 12.
• 2 – 3 years proven sales experience in the forklift industry.
• Technical knowledge of the product.
• Computer literate including experience working on a CRM system.
• Proven track record related to sales achieved for the last 12 months.
• Must be always professional.

Responsibilities:

• Rendering a high quality of customer service.
• Building new customer relationships and maintaining existing customer relationships.
• Meet monthly sales targets.
• Maintaining existing customer relationships and sales, within a given sales territory.
• Build new customer relationships and sales, within a given sales territory.
• Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports and keeping management informed by submitting activity and results reports such as daily call reports, weekly work schedule and monthly/annually analysis reports.
• Generate own leads by cold calling and/or working on referrals.
• Close new business deals.
• Meet monthly sales targets.
• Know the opposition in your area.
• Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, etc.
• Maintain professional and technical product knowledge.
• Perform site surveys before quoting on any equipment.
• Complete quotes and proposals for submissions to clients.
• Prospecting customers, add value to every call and ensure you know what you want to gain out of each visit.
• Ensure service supplied is relevant to current customer requirements.
• Ensure all sales administration is always correct and submitted on time.
• Conduct demonstrations of forklifts.
• Teamwork, support and assist each other.
• Adhere and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Facilitate with the handover on site.
• Assist in relevant operations/operational functions and sales administration as required.
• Maintain professional conduct.
• Ensure dress code is in accordance with company Standard Operating Procedures.

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying please consider your application unsuccessful.