Senior Sales Specialist - Cairo
Amideast -
Dokki, GizaPosted 6 years ago59Applicants for1 open position
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Responsible for all AMIDEAST sales activities in assigned projects and/or regions, with the work falling into three main areas:
Supporting pre-sales activities by giving detailed information about various products and the ways in which they could meet a customer's needs;
the actual sale involves negotiating a commercial agreement to the benefit of both customer and AMIDEAST;
Customer care, which follows the sale, may include solving issues, as well as exploring the possibility of further sales.
Responsibilities:
- Present and sell AMIDEAST products and services to current and potential clients.
- Understanding customers' diverse, specific business needs and applying product knowledge to meet those needs.
- Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made.
- Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from field activity
- Identifying and developing new business through networking, and follow-up calls;
- Cold-calling in order to create interest in products and services and generate new leads.
- Identify sales prospects and contact these and other accounts as assigned.
- Prepare presentations, proposals and sales contracts.
- Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge.
- Establish and maintain current client and potential client relationships.
- Manage account services through quality checks and other follow-up.
- Prepare a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals.
- Communicate new product and service opportunities, special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate company staff.
- Coordinate staff across departments to accomplish the work required to close sales.
- Participate in marketing events such as seminars, trade shows, and telemarketing events.
- Assist Finance department on follow-up for collection of payment when requested.
- Managing your own diary in order to organize and prioritize daily and weekly goals.
- Contributing to team or progress meetings to update and inform colleagues.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Skills:
- Excellent written and oral English language skills, a minimum of B2 grade i.e. Upper intermediate Competent User certificate
- Computer literacy in MS Office
- Ability to organize and maintain large amount of detailed information
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and accept responsibility
- Ability to persuade and influence others
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
- Ability to create, compose, and edit written materials.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Work requires significant local travel and may require occasional overnight travel and weekend and/or evening work.
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Required:
- Bachelor's Degree and three to five years of direct sales or marketing experience.
- Knowledge of advertising and sales promotion techniques. Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image to the public.
- Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule and occasional overnight travel.
Preferred:
- English language skills
- Experience in U.S. education and exchange activities
- Marketing experience/degree