Job Summary
A Reputable Company based in South Africa is looking for an astute, competent individual to fill the role of Chief Commercial Officer (Sales and Marketing Director)
- Reporting directly to CEO and collaborating with the Exec team to help drive customer driven retention strategies to enhance the customer experience
- Build, lead, and motivate a strong sales and marketing team
- Set sales, customer acquisition strategy and customer retention strategy
- Develop, implement, and own a customer-centric business development and market growth strategy for increasing sales and profits.
- Responsible for leading the business into new verticals based on a community orientated approach and strategic partnerships
- Create the processes and systems to improve our ability to read our performance
- Proactively provide smart client research and industry specific information.
- Act as a Brand Ambassador and represent the company at community events and other business-related meetings, promoting the company products and services.
- Establish strong working relationships with?key stakeholders across the business
- Manage and coordinate marketing and creative staff, leading market research efforts to uncover the viability of current and existing products/services, and liaising with media organizations and advertising agencies.
- Oversee the Sales, Marketing and Customer Service departments of the business
Minimum requirements
- BCom degree or equivalent in Sales/Marketing
- 5 years related sales management experience
- Forecast and Trends, Conversion Rates, Target Account, Market Segmentation.
- Familiarity with the latest trends, Technologies (Digital Marketing), Social Media Platforms and Methodologies in Graphic Design, Web Design, etc
- High emotional intelligence
- Empathetic and ‘first principles’ thinking – with the ability to think deeply about how the industry changes in light of South Africa’s macroeconomic climate
- A willingness to always learn, listen, and think deeply about what customers value, and the ability to venture into unknowing terrain to execute
- Ability to think on their feet and use their initiative to solve problems and deliver solutions – and not having to be ‘hand-held’ along the way.
- Drive the successful implementation and adoption of the marketing automation platforms.
- Develop and execute strategic marketing plans to ensure that the company brand is top of mind.
- Fascination with technology
- Excellent communication skills
- Ideally from a consumer orientated background / consumer focused industry with a deep understanding of human behaviour, and an understanding of how a multi revenue stream business operates.
Please forward all suitable cvs to talent@pronel.co.za / careers@pronel.co.za
