External sales representative
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop meaningful relationships with customers to encourage trust and loyalty.
- Identify and establish contact with potential new customers.
- Visit existing client base at their office and on active construction sites.
- Generate revenue by obtaining orders, understanding and interpreting technical requirements, providing technical information.
- Schedule and perform product demonstrations with potential customers.
- Answering telephone and email enquiries (this includes prices, quotes, issues), using the provided company cell, some phone calls might require after hours communication
- Develop accounts by checking customers buying history, suggesting related and new items, and explaining technical features.
- Follow company procedures: capturing sales orders, checking allocations, printing picking ticket and confirm with operations regarding any special delivery requirements
- Following up on project critical backorders and communicate with operations all stock concerns.
- Attend industrial trade shows to identify potential sales leads and make meaningful contact with existing customers.
- Follow industry trends to identify new opportunities for potential sales
- Recommend marketing strategies to increase revenue
- Assist clients whenever needed to ensure company reputation grows from strength to strength.
- Matric
- 2 - 3 years’ experience in a similar role
- Valid Drivers’ License.
- General knowledge of electrical industry and cable management systems.