Information and Communications Technology

Contact person for this position: Ronel Bakker

Job overview:
My client, a leading provider of integrated business solutions in Southern Africa, is looking for ICT Sales/Branch Managers for Vredenburg and Paarl who will report to the Sales Director.

The successful applicant will be in charge of managing organizational sales by developing business plans, meeting planned goals and coordinating with the marketing department on lead generation. You will also be tasked with overseeing the activities and performance of your sales team by tracking sales goals, setting individual sales targets, and facilitate the ongoing training of your salespeople.

Areas of Responsibility (Your duties will include but are not limited to:)
- Promoting the organization and products
- Understand our ideal customers and how they relate to our products
- You will be responsible for motivating and advising the sales consultants to improve their performance, as well as hiring and training new sales representatives
- Achieve the objectives through effective planning, setting sales goals, analysing data on past performance, and projecting future performance
- Ensure that the sales department works cross functionally with executives from other departments. For example, they collaborate with marketing to generate new lead sources and expand the target customer base, or with product and research teams to make sure customer needs are met
- Managing organizational sales by developing a business plan that covers sales, revenue and expense controls
- Meeting planned sales goals
- Setting individual sales targets with the sales team
- Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary
- Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales tea
- Coordinating with marketing on lead generation
- The ongoing training of your sales staff
- Developing your sales team through motivation, counselling and product knowledge education

Knowledge, skills and experience
- Fluent in English and Afrikaans
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field will be advantageous
- MUST have experience as a Sales/Branch Manager
- Experience in planning and implementing sales strategies
- Experience in customer relationship management
- Experience managing and directing a sales team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Dedication to providing great customer service
- Ability to lead a sales team

Competencies
- Self-motivated and dedicated
- Performance Driven

Package

Commission

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Medical, pension, funeral contributions

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