Sales & Business Development Specialist
We are looking for a results-driven Sales Specialist to actively seek out leads, engage customer prospects and secure business with wholesalers, restaurants, caterers, event planners and large venues.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Achieve sales targets and develop the required territories by building relationships to win new clients.
- Takes orders from customers as needed and relays to the production team
- Negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers as per mandate provided by Senior Management.
- Generate leads and cold call prospective customers. Maintain a client database to record client information, call activity, actions, follow-ups and results etc.
- Consults with clients after onboarding to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support
- Performs administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports
- Think strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
- Track and report competitive issues.
- Acquire, maintain and report adequate knowledge of product, market and competition.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Strong experience in sales in the fruit and vegetable sector in Rwanda and regional markets
- Experience in sales of Vegetables would be considered major advantage.
- Strong network of contacts in the fruit and vegetables sector.
- At least 3 years of sales experience in sales of horticulture produce in Rwanda and regional markets.
- A “hunter” personality is an absolute must
- Be fluent in English and French. Both verbal and written. Other foreign language(s) a plus
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite programs and databases
- Interpersonal communication, and written communication skills
- Well organized, detail-oriented, results-focused and able to work autonomously;
- Travel within the assigned territory
How to apply: Interested candidates can send their applications documents (merged in one PDF file) to mireille.m@souk-ig.com Cc: sylvie.s@souk-ig.com not later than 30th January 2023.
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