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Export Sales Executive

Export Sales Executive

Express Employment ProfessionalsWhite River, ZA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB :

The position requires an independent, well-organized person who is required to frequently travel overseas and must have the ability to deal with customer diversities.

The successful candidate must have the following experience.

  • Excellent selling skills, including 5 years sales experience
  • Knowledge of Polymers, textiles and plastics, (an advantage)
  • Previously travelled extensively overseas on business
  • Knowledge of Export procedures and regulations
  • Computer Literacy
  • General business and financial understanding

COMPETENCIES

  • Excellent selling skills and must have the ability to deal with customer diversities
  • Relevant tertiary education
  • Code 08 Driver’s License
  • A proven achievement track record in sales
  • Computer literacy
  • Up to date with product knowledge, sales, market trends
  • General business and financial understanding
  • Good communication skills with customers, colleagues and all role players
  • Skills

  • Talking persuasively and fluently
  • Listening skills
  • Planning, organizing, control and time keeping abilities
  • Prospecting and closing
  • Deadline and Customer Service orientation
  • Able to work independently, especially when traveling overseas
  • Ability to deal with customer diversities such as Religious Beliefs and Social standings
  • Knowledge

  • Excellent selling skills
  • Up to able with product knowledge, sales, market trends
  • General business and financial understanding
  • Personal attributes

  • Passion for success, inspired behaviour and self-motivated
  • Friendly and persuasive communicator, overcoming objections or hostility diplomatically
  • Highly competitive
  • Assertiveness and results driven
  • Outstanding interpersonal relationships
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to travel overseas alone and be able to make decisions and adapt according to the situation
  • Being able to spend extensive time away from one’s family (including weekends)
  • Your busy and challenging day will include but not limited to :

  • Meet and exceed sales target through innovative selling skills
  • Exceed customer requirements at every interface
  • Sell the range of products manufactured by Knittex and Sakpro
  • A good understanding of the organizations policies and procedures
  • Complete accurate and quality paperwork
  • Protecting the company against risk
  • Exercise caution in dealing with customer expectations
  • Represent company in networking within external and challenging business environment
  • Follow up on sales opportunities (leads)
  • Provide after sales service
  • Keep customer up to date throughout the sales process
  • Urgent focus on selling process and the required timeline
  • Monitor, record, analyze and report on activities, results and recommendations
  • Prepare and submit relevant administration in a timely and accurate manner
  • Plan and Manage sales through Distributors, individuals and other relevant outlets
  • Negotiate, renew or review contracts for sales as required in accordance with organizational policy and procedures