Somtochukwu

Job Summary

We are looking for a suitable candidate to fill this position.

• Minimum Qualification: Degree
• Experience Level: Entry level
• Experience Length: 1 year

Job Description/Requirements

In Cedarview, your responsibilities include:

• Listen to customer requirements and present appropriately to make a sale
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails
• Cold call to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business
• Respond to incoming email and phone enquiries
• Act as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets
• Negotiate the terms of an agreement and close sales
• Gather market and customer information
• Challenge any objections with a view to getting the customer to buy
• Advise on forthcoming product developments and discuss special promotions
• Create detailed proposal documents, often as part of a formal bidding process which is largely dictated by the prospective customer
• Check the quantities of goods on display and in stock
• Make accurate, rapid cost calculations and provide customers with quotations.
• Negotiate on price, costs, delivery and specifications with buyers and managers
• Record sales and order information, send copies to the sales office, or enter figures into a computer system
• Represent the company at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
• Feed future buying trends back to employers
• Review your own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets
• Attend team meetings and share best practices with colleagues.

Salary:

• Salaries and commission rates vary considerably in sales. As a guide, basic salaries start in the range of NGN75,000 ad variable pay (commission) goes up to NGN200,000.
• As considerable travel is often required, we provide a company car, petrol allowance or subsidized mileage in your own car.

Working hours:

• Working hours vary according to the sector but are generally quite long, with the pressure to meet targets making late finishes a regular part of the job, especially at the end of the employer’s financial quarter or year. 

What to expect:

• The sales industry is a target driven and as a consequence, the work can sometimes be demanding and pressurized.
• Conditions of work vary widely. You could be based in Lagos or outside and may work from an office base, or office at home or use hotels as your office. 
• Sales executives are generally expected to look professional and smart, particularly when liaising with clients.
• Travel within a working day, overnight absence from home and travelling are all common. The constant travel, sometimes with overnight stays or longer business trips, may affect your social and personal life.

Qualifications:

• First Degree in business, management or marketing, computing, engineering or technology 
• Academic qualifications are often less important than personality, attitude and abilities and a strong commercial awareness and excellent communication skills are particularly desirable attributes.

Skills:

You’ll need to have:

• The ability and desire to sell
• Excellent communication skills
• A positive, confident and determined approach
• Resilience and the ability to cope with rejection
• A high degree of self-motivation and ambition
• The skills to work both independently and as part of a team
• The capability to flourish in a competitive environment
• A good level of numeracy
• A full driving license

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