External Sales Representative

Company;
Protea Chemicals

Location - Town / City:
Jacobs

Location - Province;
KwaZulu-Natal

Location - Country:
South Africa

Annual Compensation Amount (Rands):
Market Related
Deadline: 22 March 2013
Qualifications:
A tertiary Qualification in Chemistry or Bio - chemistry.


Experience:

• minimum 5 years relevant sales and marketing experience
• Duties Regular customer contact
• Customer visit reports
• Keep customer orders up to date with regular feedback
• Supply sales forecasts to Product Managers
• Gain product knowledge
• Gain market knowledge
• Promote full product list at customers
• Develop and maintain good relationships with customers
• Regular sales reports
• Regular customer entertainment
• Inter branch travel for sales meetings
• Provide current and new clients with differentiated product solutions
• Identify new opportunities with existing and new customers
• Pro-actively source information from industry to gain an understanding of the processes
• Ensure profit margin levels are maintained
• Implementation of strategic plans for key/important accounts,
• Conduct regular visits to key and important customers and,
• Complete the necessary visit reports
• Effectively implement price increases and maintain, monthly/quarterly price lists to customers
• Effective involvement with Production, Logistics, Finance, Suppliers etc,
• Annual budget preparations

Job Competencies;

• Excellent selling skills
• Numerical skills
• High energy levels
• Good problem solving skills
• A service orientated, hands on approach to problems
• Tolerance for stress
• Presentation skills
• Attention to detail
• Good report writing skills
• Excellent people management skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills
• Ability to function as a team member under pressure,
• Ability to influence people at all levels.

Equity Statement:
We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals

How to apply:
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