Permanent - Outside Sales - eThekwini (Durban) - South Africa

Purpose of the Position:

• To develop new business revenue and growth of house accounts, through prospecting, qualifying and closing the deal.

Duties and Accountabilities:

1.   Development of new business

• Focus on development of New Business Revenue growth through prospecting, qualifying and closing the deal.
• Prepare tenders, reports, presentations, Approve rates for types of customers.
• Generate and follow up on qualified leads in line with company specific requirements
• Analyse clients’ needs and propose Rhenus specific solutions and close the deal

2.   Service Excellence

• Ensure continuous follow-up by the Sales Team on pending clients
• Manage and retain client relationships on all levels and provide a professional service including of after- sales service, client enquiries and regular follow ups

3.   Sales Targets and Administration

• Exceed sales objective of assigned targets by promoting and selling all Rhenus services through professional sales targets.
• Ensure consistent achievement of all relevant product/monthly targets.
• Manage all relevant internal administrative processes
• Attend all meetings

4.   Product Knowledge

• Learn new products knowledge and acquire improved selling skills and communicate to the Sales Team
• Keep abreast of competition services and Markets

5.   Communication

• Ensure effective and ongoing communication between the Sales Teams and supporting departments within the Company at all levels
• Respond and assist on all Sales department queries as communicated by the Sales Team.
• Ensure effective communication with colleagues

Requirements:

Knowledge & Experience

• Matric or Senior Certification equivalent
• BCom Logistics would be preferable
• Minimum of 5 years Sales experience, preferably from the Logistics Industry
• Proven track record of success

Skills

• Excellent client orientation
• Excellent negotiation skills
• The ability to generate sales leads and close deals
• Communication skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Target driven
• The ability to operate within senior management/board level

Attributes

• Building customer loyalty: Effectively meeting customer needs and building productive customer relationships
• Customer Focus: Developing and sustaining productive customer relationships
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas in a manner that engages the audience
• Follow up: Monitoring the results of assignments
• Initiating action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives
• Managing work (including time management): Effective managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently

Training

• Induction
• Quality Training