Sales Executive Job in Kenya


Sales Executive

Job summary
 
Our client, a leading supplier of products for both housekeeping as well as food and beverage supplies serving a wide range of corporate clients worldwide, is seeking to build a team of experienced and qualified sales executives to help in enhancing the company growth and seek for a bigger command of the market share. 

The sales executives will play a key role in helping the client achieve and maintain profitability by providing all the necessary information to help clients make informed decisions on the purchase of products.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Client relationship building via telephone calls, face-to-face meetings and emails.
  • Conduct research on market and related products to gather market and customer information.
  • Present the product in a structured professional way face to face.
  • Listen to customer requirements and present appropriately to make a sale.
  • Organize and make field sales visits
  • Maintaining accurate records
  • Review sales performance
  • Negotiate contracts, the terms of an agreement and closing sales
  • Represent the organization at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
  • Act as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets
  • Cold calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
  • Advise the management on forthcoming product developments and discussing special promotions
  • Check quantities of goods on display and in stock
  • Create detailed proposal documents, often as part of a formal bidding process.
  • Any other duties as assigned by the management.
Person Specification
  • Ability to gain a clear understanding of customers' businesses and requirements
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Ability to meet and exceed targets
  • Very presentable, neat and organized.
  • Excellent organizational and administrative skills
  • Proven excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Excellent computer skills, including word-processing, email, internet, spreadsheets
  • Strong networking and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to prioritize workload
  • Ability to be both a self-starter and to work as part of a team
  • Proven reliability.
Job Specification
  • Minimum diploma in Sales and Marketing from a reputable institution
  • Any experience in Hospitality Industry will be an added advantage.
  • Minimum two (2) year experience as a sales person in the Household and Catering Supplies industry.
Only candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email
  • their detailed CVs,
  • indicating your availability and
  • current and expected salary
Via email to ‘therecruiter@dafinaconsultants.com’. Indicate Sales Executive on the subject line.  

Deadline for application is 28th March 2013