External Sales Representative - Richards Bay

SUMMARY:
Leading provider of gas products and services is looking to appoint an External Sales Representative.

Ideal candidates will identify new sales prospects and manage existing clients to identify business opportunities as well as assisting the company to grow in the industry at their Richards Bay offices.

POSITION INFO:

Job Overview:
Seeking proactive, hard working and motivated candidates to join a dynamic team and together take the business to the next level.
Our client’s vibrant and motivated team would welcome an enthusiastic individual who is as goal orientated and as passionate about sales as they are.


Key Responsibilities:

• Sell products by establishing contact
• Maintain and develop relationship with customers by providing support, information, and guidance
• Visiting and quoting customers and following up on quotations
• Prepare reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information
• Maintain quality service by enforcing company standards
• Invoicing customers and order stock to complete customer back orders
• Doing deliveries when needed
• Following up on customer back orders
• Completing customer planning and visits
• Doing cold calls to expand customer base
• Attending to all job-related administration
• Attending to all ad-hoc duties required by management
• Abide by the company’s SA’s Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures

• Matric certificate (Tertiary Qualification will be advantageous)
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant sales experience
• Experience with industrial, specialty and consumer gases and related consumable products is advantageous
• South African ID
• Code 8 driver’s licence and own transport
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Working with customers and maintaining customer relations
• Ability to adapt to environment