Business Development Manager - Johannesburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 17-05-2016 7:58:35 AM
14-06-2016 7:58:35 AM
Position and Employment Classification
Your title will be Business Development Manager and you will report directly to the General Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities
Employee is expected to make every effort to optimize his/her sales performance and engage in activity on a daily basis that will facilitate this goal. Required duties are as follows:

· Scheduling appointments and meeting existing customers in order to identify and qualify potential prospects and present current product offers.
· Effective planning to conduct sales presentations by meeting customers physically on daily basis.
· Provide professional presentations of Company products and services.
· Liaising between the Company and the customers for up-to-date pricing, service, and latest product-release launches.
· Identifying and qualifying prospective customers through research, networking, and cold-calling.
· Continuously updating all prospects on Company product modifications, changes, and enhancements.
· Enhancing up-to-date knowledge on new products, procedures, services, and tools by attending departmental and training meetings.
· Maintaining professionalism, diplomacy, sensitivity, and tact to portray the Company in a positive manner.
· Effectively attending conferences and trade shows, where applicable.
· Using marketing data to maximize sales effectiveness and efficiency by using relevant sales management tools.
· Preparing reports for sales and marketing and maintaining accurate expense accounts.
· Updating and maintaining customer account records, including contact names and numbers for future sales.
· Providing product quotes to customers as needed.
· Aggressively following up on business opportunities.

Activity Reporting Requirements
Employee shall complete a Sales Activity Report each week by the end of the day on Friday and deliver it to the General Manager via email. Additionally, Employee will provide a monthly Travel and Expense Activity Report no later than the for the previous month.