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Sales Representative

Cape Town Southern Suburbs
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Sales
Benefits: Basic salary plus commission plus company car and fuel
Reference: CPT004297/Jol

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Employer: Time Personnel

Are you Afrikaans first language, have experience in sales calling on various hardware stores, construction & building developers and contractors aligned to their current and future developments? We require you experience within the “hardware components” industry to join our clients growing team selling their upmarket products. This is a new addition to the team due to the growth in the company and the head office is situated in Ottery. This position includes a company car with travel throughout the Western Cape including once a month to the Garden Route. They require a team player who is “hands on” and will assist in all areas of the operations.

REQUIREMENTS

Must have a matric certificate (preferably with mathematics)
3-5 years sales experience (preferably in hardware/construction or similar industry)
Additional business qualifications would be beneficial
Telephone, Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Computer Literate in Excel and Pastel
Technical Product Knowledge (Hardware)

Ability to:

Be customer focused and build relationships
Be proactive and use initiative
Work well under pressure
Negotiate and problem solve
Manage your time and work schedule
Collaborate within the team as well as with customers

DUTIES

Maintain communication and excellent service with the existing client base by calling on them on a weekly basis.
Establish new accounts by planning regular visits to potential clients, closely monitoring new account growth.
Communicate new products, information or feedback to clients to help address their current and future needs.
Attend / assist clients with price queries and negotiate prices within the parameters as set by management.
Provide timely responses to all email and telephonic communication from new and existing clients, this includes providing quotations on request etc
Keep management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, and merchandising techniques and report back monthly.
Recommends changes in products, services, and policies by evaluating results and competitive developments.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies where possible.
Participate in quarterly stock takes as well as conduct stock checks on products and liaise with buyer admin for ordering and potential stock shortages
Ensure clients receive their order as requested, in the correct condition and in a timely manner by communicating delivery requirements and following up on schedules with the team.
Ensure that customers are credit worthy or that the sale is in fact paid for (liaise with finance department) before any orders leave the premises.
If product is damaged, ensure management is made aware of the fault so that a refund or replacement can be arranged.
Liaise with manager regarding identified problems and/or customer suggestions/complaints so that they can be improved on/rectified.
Assist manager with ideas for a sales strategy for slow movers and growing market share.
Keep filing of customer documentation up to date at all times, this includes the above-mentioned activity and results reports.
Assist with ad-hoc tasks, as requested

Salary: Basic salary plus commission plus company car and fuel.

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About Time Personnel

Because we specialise in Companies, not specific industries, our focus is your company’s individual CULTURE and DYNAMICS. We are a Cape Town based boutique recruitment agency, who have been running for 14 years and can, collectively, offer well over 70 years of experience to our clients. We believe each of our clients deserves our time to research and collate all relevant data around their company in order for us to present the best candidates. We do not simply send through a CV.

We ensure the MATCHING has been done to a “T”, which includes your COMPANY and CULTURE requirements, so you only receive the best and we save your TIME!

How do we deliver positive results saving you TIME?

A unique take-on process, eliminating TIME wasting for all parties concerned.
Solution driven, for when problems occur.
Experts in screening all the resumes that cross our path, ensuring we find the perfect MATCH.
Hands-on, from interview process, placement and beyond, making sure that solid relationships are cemented.
Continually keeping abreast of South Africa’s stringent Labour Laws.