Business Development Consultant

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd

Job Location:

Bloemfontein - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Executive on behalf of our client in Bloemfontein and Elandsfontein within the Services Industry.

The successful candidate will contribute to refining and enhancing the companys current and future sales and marketing strategy while actively driving new business acquisition and revenue growth.

BRIEF ROLE DESCRIPTION

To contribute to the ongoing refinement and enhancement of sales and marketing strategy while actively pursuing and securing new business opportunities.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (KPAs)

Sales

Actively search pursue and engage potential clients.
Maintain knowledge of existing contracts and attend weekly meetings with Regional General Managers and Operations Managers.
Manage the compilation and where necessary draft high-quality proposals bids and tender responses.
Follow up and survey leads generated through various channels including cold calling.
Ensure tenders and bids are submitted professionally timeously and in a compliant manner.
Engage and manage strategic suppliers providing solution and commercial input for proposals and tenders.
Identify weaknesses in the sales process and implement corrective improvements.
Follow up on cancelled contracts and identify re-engagement opportunities.
Implement and manage strategic initiatives to ensure annual growth targets are achieved and exceeded.
Achieve monthly sales budgets through effective implementation of sales and marketing strategy.

Marketing

Identify new growth opportunities by market segment.
Utilise the full marketing mix in marketing communications initiatives.
Promote sister companies (e.g. Steiner Hygiene TopTurf etc.).

Reporting

Provide comprehensive weekly and monthly sales and marketing reports.

Requirements

Education

Bachelors Degree / National Diploma in Sales Business Development or Marketing
Matric (Senior Certificate)

Licenses

Valid Drivers License

Experience

Minimum 3 Years Solid Experience in Business Development within a Sales Environment
Exposure within the Services Industry advantageous

Technical/Core Competencies

Strong Sales & Marketing Knowledge
Negotiation Skills
Commercial Awareness

IT Skills

MS Word
MS PowerPoint
MS Excel
MS Outlook

Personal

Ability & Desire to Sell
Result Oriented
Attention to Detail
Stress Tolerant
Action Orientated

Leadership

Team Leadership
People & Task Orientation
Planning & Scheduling

Intellectual

Interactive Reasoning
Creative & Innovative Thinking

Interpersonal

Customer/Client Focused
Teamwork
Negotiation Skills
Relationship Building
Assertiveness
Good Listening Skills
Excellent Written & Oral Communication

Required Skills:

Qualifications: Bachelors degree or Diploma in chemical engineering or any other related degree. Sales and Marketing qualifications will be an added advantage Experiences Minimum 2 to 3 Years relevant experience in a similar position and specific knowledge gained in Chemical raw material sales Good knowledge of Chemical raw materials of various segments. Proficient in verbal and written English. Skills/ Attributes Target driven and customer centric Strong technical and business acumen. Self-motivated and can work with minimal supervision. Team player to be able to interact in a multi-disciplinary team.

Required Education:

Matric (Senior Certificate)Compulsory baseline Degree OR National Diploma in:SalesBusiness DevelopmentMarketing(Closely related fields like Business Management would also be suitable)

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Executive on behalf of our client in Bloemfontein and Elandsfontein within the Services Industry.The successful candidate will contribute to refining and enhancing the companys current and future sales and marketing strategy while actively driv...