Digital Sales Support Specialist

Location: Randburg, JHB
Salary: R18kpm with a review after 3 months

Opportunity available for a digitally savvy, highly motivated sales professional to join our digital sales support team.

Purpose of the Role:
To help assist our local branch sales divisions through the support and training on digital sales and marketing initiatives for local businesses. This is a hands-on role, which includes actively going out on sales calls as well as in-house training of sales reps.

Requirements:
A good digital sales understanding
The ability to deliver personalised training to sales reps
Passionate about selling, have an interest in digital advertising, and possess excellent presentation and closing skills.
Digital media sales experience is essential
Exceptional written, verbal, phone and presentation skills
Strong computer skills
Drivers Licence
Own reliable transport
Advantageous: Bachelor’s degree preferred

Duties:
The digital sales support specialist helps to maximise advertising sales potential, through the development of quality business relationships and promotion of new/existing advertising products. The DSS will be part of a regional support team, with each DSS focused on a defined geographic territory and the branches that fall within this.
We pride ourselves on simplifying the marketing process for our customers, while helping advertisers understand their digital advertising options.
Travelling to branches on a weekly / monthly basis. At times, overnight travel will be required
Educating branch sales forces on the various digital offerings
Helping the sales force to understand the clients’ advertising needs, and develop the ideal marketing solution for them
Delivering customised sales training
Be a driving force in the success of the company’s goals by achieving sales targets set out by management