CTS 407301 - Technical Sales Representative (Chemicals) – Sandton

Employer Description

Our company is a specialty chemicals distributor

Job Description

Your responsibilities will be:

• Calling on existing clients and cold calling on new/potential clients
• Answering incoming queries on product offering, service existing accounts
• Most of our customers are based in Gauteng but expected to travel to Western Cape & KZN
• Develop and execute an annual growth plan.
• Maximizing opportunities by making regular customer visits to existing customers and potential new customers
• Serves as main point of contact between customer and internal structures
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, and performing other various duties as assigned.
• Meeting a target of at least 15 Face to Face business meetings per month plus at least 25 telephonic meetings/discussions with clients
• Grow existing client base and network, by sourcing new leads
• Working out quotes and sending proposals to clients timeously
• Follow up with clients to make sure they are happy with after sales service
• Maintain a good understanding of the market: competitor offerings, general intelligence, identifying new opportunities
• Meeting and exceeding monthly targets and the annual target
• Open communication with other relevant departments
• Abide by company disciplinary code

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree (Chemistry or Biochemistry or Food Technology or related qualification)

Skills

• Proven sales track record, at least 3 years experience
• Technical background
• Computer literacy, able to capture or retrieve information on our operating system
• Drivers license, administration experience with processes and procedures
• Excellent communications skills, written and face to face
• Ability to close sales successfully
• Target driven and solution orientated
• Independent worker that takes personal responsibility of their work portfolio

Benefits

• Company Cell phone
• Car Allowance
• Bonus
• Pension