Responsibilities
- Building and maintaining relationships with area customers in the northern part of South Africa
- Areas cover North-West, Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga
- Exceed sales targets on a regular basis
- New business development is a key part of the position in order to grow the business
- Manage the entire sales cycle from initial contact to closing deals, including qualifying leads, scheduling meetings and creating proposals
- Maintain the company's existing relationships with clients and ensure renewal of contracts within the accounts
- Build and maintain accurate sales data, and provide regular sales reports and forecasts to management
- Collaborate with Area Manager to do planning for installations and training, etc.
- Must be willing to do extensive travelling
- Must be able to do cold calling, find leads and preferably have a good South African Fruit Industry network
- Drive promotions as and when needed with customers
- Attend exhibitions, roadshows, conferences, etc. as and when needed
- Work closely with the central sales assistant for all quotations
- Be responsible for any outstanding debtors within client accounts
- Report to Area Manager with dotted reporting chain to Sales and Marketing Manager for sales
