Business Consultant: Marketing and Sales

Location: Erasmuskloof – Pretoria
Industry: Financial Services/IT
Salary: R15 000 plus commission and company benefits


My client is a payments stream service provider with its prime focus on providing and marketing collection and pay out solutions in Africa. They need a competent Business consultant to join their team.

Responsibilities:

Sales and Marketing:
• To identify and conduct market research on possible target markets.
• To assist with creation and give input to all marketing material necessary to attract new clients.
• To identify top prospects in pre identified market segments and to attract this business.
• To market the product via telephone, cold calling and at venues (for example Association meetings and conferences)
• To present to prospective clients via media (Microsoft PowerPoint) and via secure software (Team Viewer).
• To have sufficient knowledge of competitive products in the market place and pricing offered.

Expansion and retention:
• To do regular monthly assessments for all new and existing customers making use of data in the system.
• To monthly contact priority customers or their representatives to discuss the previous month’s statistics and performance.
• To once a new customer is signed up, immediately schedule system training and provide any other training to the customer provided by the company or requested by the customer
• To regularly interact with and visit all customers or their businesses.

Administration:
• To have sufficient knowledge of all documents required to sign up and maintain a customer.
• To assist with general office administration.
• To coordinate internal sales meetings and prepare agenda’s and taking of minutes.
• To send application documents to prospective clients.
• To perform general administrative tasks as requested from time to time by management.

Competencies:
• Sales and Marketing Skills
• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Relating and Networking
• Writing and Reporting
• Delivering Results
• Meeting Customer Expectations

Knowledge and skills:
• Self-confidence and interpersonal skills to interface with people at all levels in the organization.
• Pro-active individual.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Excellent organizing ability as well as sales and administrative skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment – flexibility and adaptability.
• Initiative and accuracy – attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times (High level of integrity expected).
• Ability to utilize available resources optimally.
• Ability to promote team spirit and culture.

Experience:
• 3 years’ minimum relevant experience in sales, marketing and customer relationships.
• Experience in the industry or financial services industry would be ideal.

Education:
• Matric or NQF equivalent qualification is essential.
• Relevant tertiary qualification will be advantage
• Sufficient knowledge of banking environment and payments solutions.
• Proficiency in MS Office
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