Junior Sales and Marketing Specialist
We are looking for a results-driven Junior Sales Specialist to actively seek out leads, engage customer prospects, and secure business with wholesalers, restaurants, caterers, event planners, and large venues. The Junior Sales Specialist will be responsible for local sales and marketing activities.
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 Tomato 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
Please click here https://forms.gle/Dac3JHkUvQVQL7A87 to apply.
Application Deadline: 04th March 2022
