Sales Consultant
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Lead generation
- Cold-calling to find potential new customers
- Building relationships with existing clients in order to get referrals
- Building a sales pipeline
- Ensuring that when some deals are closed, new prospects are identified to rebuild the pipeline
Following up on leads/ Making the sale
- Contacting leads and assess whether the site seems viable
- Assess site feasibility
- Meeting with the store owner to complete the application, go through paperwork, collect paperwork, discuss and negotiate the terms of the agreement
- Presenting different types of ATMs / installations and machines / different deal types to the client
- Taking pictures of the site and having detailed knowledge of site and GPS co-ordinates
- Managing client expectations and ensuring they know what can be delivered
Submitting sales documentation
- Providing motivations and submitting to the sales administrator
- Forwarding details of the site to Check security
- Identify the type of deal that would be best suited to the client
- Checking the accuracy of the paperwork and handing over paperwork to the Sales Administrator
ATM installations
- Following up whether the deal is approved
- Keeping in touch with relevant departments to track installations
- Advising the client of the installation spot and the type of signage that will be used
- Following up and ensuring that the client’s expectation is met
- Monitoring the ATM and transactions post installation
- Dealing with any come backs from various departments
Minimum requirements
· MS Office
· Min 5 years’ Sales experience in the Informal Settlement Industry
· Proven ability to Negotiate, close deals and conflict resolution
· Must have own Vehicle and valid driver’s license
· Willingness to travel into rural areas
· Ability to generate own leads
· Experience in selling in the below areas:
o Musina
o Louistrichadt
o Naboom
o Mokopane
o Lephalale
o Bochum
o Thohoyandou
o Polokwane
o Burgersfort
· Negotiation skills
· Handling and overcoming objections
· Speaking to different people at different levels
· Interpersonal skills
· Listening skills
· Understanding the requirements and developing solutions
· Understanding the product offering
· Knowledge of the actual product
· Ability to generate leads
· Telephone etiquette
· Persuasiveness
· Negotiation skills
· Conflict resolution
· Time management
· Persistence
· Resilience
· Stress management