Key Skills: Sales and Marketing, Modern Trade, FMCG Sales, HORECA Sales, Should have handled teams, presently designated as ASM's or 50's handling territory
Industry: Any FMCG industry, preferably Beverage Industry
- Managing, training, and providing overall guidance to the sales team of an assigned territory.
- Setting reasonable sales targets to be achieved by the sales team.
- Monitoring the performance of the sales team and engaging members to meet or exceed sales targets.
- Collecting customer feedback and providing updates to senior management.
- Traveling to potential and existing customers within an assigned sales area to present company offerings and build brand awareness.
- Utilizing outbound telephone calls, email communications, and face-to-face meetings with customers to close sales.
- Developing and sustaining long-term relationships with customers.
- Implementing a sales management process to assist the sales team in identifying and prioritizing key customers and prospects.
- Maintaining and increasing sales of your company's products.
- Reaching the targets and goals set for your area.
- Establishing, maintaining and expanding your customer base.
- Servicing the needs of your existing customers.
- Increasing business opportunities through various routes to market.
Knowledge:
- Sound knowledge of sales and sales administration processes.
- Strong understanding of modern trade and general trade.
- Understanding of Food Services business and HORECA would be preferable.
Skills:
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to manage and lead a team
- Commitment to achieving the sales targets
- Dynamic and exploratory.