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Sales representative (Electronic components)

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

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Company:: Clever Heads Personnel
Company Description:: SERVICES OFFERED Recruitment: • We recruit candidates based on a client’s job description/s from suitable recruitment sources and our database of candidates. Interviewing: • We conduct structured interviews with candidates to find a suitable match for the client between the candidate and job description. • We conduct competency-based interviews for senior positions with a report on request. Referencing: • We do verification of references given on the CV of the candidate. • Personality and/ or aptitude assessments can be conducted by a registered Psychometrist on request. • Criminal, credit and ID checks and qualifications verifications are available on request. Screening: • We provide a shortlist of best suited candidates based on the job description for the client to interview for potential appointment.
Contract Type:: Full Time
Experience Required:: 3 to 4 years
Education Level:: Grade 12
Number of vacancies:: 1

Job Description

Location: Cape Town area
Industry: Electronic engineering and manufacturing industry (established company)
Salary: R18k – R40k p/m neg on experience
Benefits: Provident fund & medical aid
Type: Full-time
Start date: Preferably asap or after notice period

Main role: Establish &maintain business relationships with new ¤t customers in the electronic engineering and manufacturing industry

Qualifications and skills:
• Completed Grade 12
• Suitable technical qualification and experience in Electronic Engineering (Light Current).
• Preferably three or more years’ experience in the electronic engineering or sales environment.
• Fully computer literate, MS Office especially in Excel.(Spreadsheets)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to complete projects.
• Strong aptitude for sales
• Strong aptitude for figures & accuracy
• Excellent communication skills, ability to liaise with managers, engineers and technical staff.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Presentable & groomed
• Bilingual skills.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Own reliable transport
Duties
• Establish, develop & maintain business relationships with existing and new customers in the electronic engineering and manufacturing industry.
• Make appointments for daily visits to current and prospective customers to maintain and generate new business.
• Assist design engineers in selecting suitable parts for new designs.
• Identify and offer replacement parts for existing designs to engineers and buyers.
• Research sources and analyse the market for developing new potential customers.
• Organise and plan a personal sales strategy to maximize return and time investment.
• Achieve growth and account penetration by effectively marketing all product lines.
• Manage accurate forecasts and achieve targets.
• Supply management with regular verbal or written reports as to customer potential, prospects, new products, competitive activities, requirements, lost orders or any problems that may arise.