Job Summary
Junior Sales Representative required for a packaging / manufacturing company based in East London
Qualifications:
- Grade 12 Mathematics
- National Diploma / Degree in Sales & Marketing/Agriculture
Job requirements:
- Min 2 yrs. sales/customer service experience in agricultural, corrugated or FMCG market sectors.
- Proven track record in Sales and Marketing, and new business development
- Must be proactive, responsible and reliable
- Must be energetic, hard-working and able to perform under pressure
- Strong negotiation skills
- Building customer relations
- Goal orientated
- Valid driver’s licence
- Good communication skills at all levels. Must be Bilingual (English & Afrikaans)
- Computer literacy (MS Office – Excel, Word, Sales Costing Systems)
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintaining and growing the company’s Agricultural footprint in the Eastern Cape and export markets
- Reporting monthly sales and projects to the Sales Manager
- Ensuring all customer requirements are communicated to production and sales
- Manage price increase negotiations
- Report on sales activity
- Keep detailed reports on prospect and customer interactions
- Meeting of all targets/setting of budgets
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.