Sales Executive Isando

Job Summary :

The Sales Executive is responsible for managing and growing strategic accounts within the trucking and commercial vehicle industry. This role involves planning and executing all sales activities, providing expert sales engineering advice, and ensuring optimal vehicle selection and delivery. The incumbent will maintain high levels of customer interaction, foster strong client relationships, and drive customer satisfaction and retention. Key responsibilities include deal management, after-sales coordination, supplier liaison, and adherence to company policies including SHE and best practices. The role requires diligent monitoring of sales administration, invoicing, and payment processes to achieve or exceed sales targets, market share, and profitability.

The ideal candidate is confident, proactive, and detail-oriented, with strong communication skills, a customer-focused mindset, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team. Experience in the trucking or commercial vehicle industry is essential, with a matric or higher qualification and a valid Code 14 drivers licence being advantageous.

Key Responsibilities :

Leadership And Planning

• Properly plan all sales activity for allocated strategic accounts (get involved).
• Provide customers with a point of contact scenario.
• Apply the retail pricing framework in a sensible and profitable manner.
• Ensure efficient liaison meetings take place at Dealer level.
• Co-ordinate after sales activities for allocated strategic accounts.
• Provide a transport consultancy service to demonstrate total operating costs.
• Manage positive supplier relationships.
• Contribute to sales CSM results, grow customer satisfaction and relationships.
• Provide a sales engineering service to ensure correct vehicle selection.
• Apply strict measure to the company's SHE policy at all times.
• Ensure Best Practices are always applied. Proper housekeeping, in and around the facility.
• Achieve or exceed the agreed annual targets (unit sales, market share and gross profit).
• Only utilize suppliers as per agreed and approved on after-market panel. This is to ensure that the vehicle warranty remains intact to the customer.

Key Drivers

Accurate understanding of the deal process, but not limited to the items below :

Customer Relations

Customer Retention and Growth Opportunities

Monitoring and Administration

Customer Care

Minimum Requirements :

Personal Attributes :