Sales Specialist-Zamboanga

Job Overview

Achieves maximum sales profitability and volume growth by increasing product placement and distribution reach. Listen to customer requirements and present appropriately to make a sale. Keep and increase business share of customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets and manage trade accounts receivables
• Build good working relationships with customers
• Understand the needs of the business customers
• Present the product or service favorably and in a structured professional way face-to-face
• Create detailed proposal documents, often as part of a formal bidding process which is largely dictated by the prospective customer
• Negotiate the terms of an agreement and close sales
• Challenge any objections with a view to getting the customer to buy
• Research the market and related products
• Cold call to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business
• Check the quantities of goods on display and in stock
• Represent the company at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
• Gather market and customer information
• Feed future buying trends back to employers
• Keeps abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends through the reading of pertinent literature and consulting with marketing and technical service areas.
• Assigned location: Pagadian, Ozamis, Dipolog & Iligan

Job Qualifications

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree
• At least 1-2 years experience in Sales, may be combined with some level of Customer Service or inside sales experience
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong sense of initiative and great time management skills
• Responsible and strong sense of ownership
• Willing to be trained locally and abroad
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills
• Must be from Zamboanga del Sur or Iligan

Personal (Core) Competencies

• Ethical Business Conduct
• Taking initiative
• Analytical Thinking
• Influencing Skills
• Coaching Skills