Sales Executive Jobs Vacancy at Demco in Uganda

Job Title: Internal Sales Executive

About this job

Our client Damco is one of the leading logistics companies globally with over 280 0ffices offering freight forwarding and supply chain management services  in Uganda and is seeking to recruit a result driven and motivated individual for the Vacancy above;

Job Objective:

    To support his/her own Sales Executive in parts of the sales processes
    To engage with the customer on an ongoing basis to ensure successful relationship maintenance
    To identify new opportunities through ongoing customer dialogue
    Responsible for maintaining frequent phone/email communication, managing contract to container delivery logistics
    In case there is no Inside Sales, responsible for managing and growing existing, smaller accounts

Duties and Responsibilities:

    Pre-sales activities:

–     Assist sales executive in managing account plan and new customers’ pipeline

–     Provide research support to sales executive

    Sales activities:

–     Handle existing customer requests in absence of sales executives

–     Manage cross-functional collaboration

–     Develop and maintains customer relationships at lower levels of the client organization

    Post-sales activities:

–     Systems updates (limited)

–     Fire-fighting (limited)

–     Outstandings (limited)

–     Manage cross-functional collaboration (limited)

    Other:

–     Provide administrative support to sales executive

Qualifications:

    Must have a university degree
    Basic sales skills and sales process knowledge
    Account management
    Research skills
    Ability to coordinate among functions in an effective manner
    Systems proficiency
    Develop action plan for existing accounts to achieve budget targets
    Maintain strong relationships and communication with existing accounts
    Manage service delivery and issue resolution
    Helps external sales identify new clients
    Provides research support to external sales
    Provides administrative support to external sales
    Ensures proper handover to other functions
    Gathers market research and competitive intelligence
    Has strong product knowledge
    Develops and maintains customer relationships at lower levels of the client organization
    Updates systems in a timely and thorough fashion
    Manages cross-functional collaboration with customer service, operations together with external sales

How to Apply:

Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.

1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.

2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.

3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.

4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address   and send your application by email to damcojobs@nftconsult.com

5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.

Deadline: 3rd August 2012