Sales Executive - Middelburg

SUMMARY:
Sales Executive - Middelburg

POSITION INFO:

Our client is a leading specialist in the Freight industry seeking a well driven sales executive to join their fast growing team.

Areas of Responsibilities include:

• Promotion of sales, conversions, and rentals of our products, so as to meet budget expectations.
• Preparation and submission of quotations to existing and prospective clients.
• General market development, identifying potential new clients and making efforts to secure their business.
• Perform administrative functions to complete the sales cycle (forecasting, reporting, customer database maintenance and data entry, correspondence).
• Proactively call on accounts on targeted lists through utilization of the customer database.
• Build on the customer database within targeted market segments via, prospecting, networking, email/e-marketing, or utilizing Internet information sources.
• Ensuring prospective, current, and future clients understand and adhere to the company’s’ standard terms and conditions.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities for current and future clients.
• Handling of basic administrative duties such as day to day in and outward tracking of Containers, Credit Application Facilities.
• Active debtor’s management to always ensure a clean debtor ledger at all times.
• Allocation and processing of invoices for the branch.
• Resolve credit related queries and processing of credit notes.
• Basic office administration including, but not limited to switchboard operations and filling.
• Coordination of basic depot maintenance and repairs.
• Coordination and supervision of day-to-day depot activities.

Requirements and Experience:

• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualifications in Marketing will be an added advantage.
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
• Drivers License and own reliable vehicle.
• 5-10 years of Sales experience in the Freight industry.
• 3-5 years of working experience in a Depot Industry.
• 3-5 years of working experience in Debtor Management.
• Ability to perform functions such as Invoicing, tracking, debt collection and completion of POD''s.
• Strong background in administration which include debtor administration.
• The function to work independently in a depot environment.