Sales Planner

Linaco Group; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in FMCG is seeking a self-motivated Junior Executive specializing in Sales to manage customer relationships and sales activities. The role involves preparing quotations, handling inquiries, and proposing sales plans to achieve targets in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess a relevant diploma, with 2-3 years of experience preferred, and must be willing to travel. Communication in English is essential due to international engagements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in FMCG.
• Excellent proficiency in English.
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Prepare price quotations and product information.
• Handle customer inquiries and complaints.
• Assist sales manager with daily tasks and monthly reports.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Self-motivated

Fast-paced adaptability

Resourcefulness

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

MS Office

ERP/SAP System

Job description

• Prepare price quotations and product information to customers.
• Handle customers’ inquiries and complaints including return stocks.
• To process and coordinate for sample requests.
• Develop new packaging design (including stickers) for customers on new products.
• Replenish packaging with procurement according to customer’s approved artwork and update the customer for the order quantity.
• To monitor on-hand packaging closely with production, procurement and supply chain, update to customer from time to time, assist customer to write off unused packaging.
• To monitor inventory for the stocks and update customer from time to time
• Communicate well with sales admin, production, supply chain, procurement, QA, R&D and logistics.
• Communicate important feedback from customer internally with superiors as well as support sales admin for administrative matters.
• Update customer about the delivery, stock status, issues from time to time
• Get pre-mature release approval from customer.
• Scheduled appointments/ meetings with customers regularly (through web meeting, con-call etc) independently
• Generating report and do a summary when assigned.
• Analyse all internal stock reports and monitor the production output to ensure customers receive the order in time.
• Assist sales manager on any work-related daily task and prepare monthly sales reports, market intelligence reports to identify all new business opportunities to expand business with existing customers.
• To propose sales plans and activities to customers to achieve sales targets.
• Attend to customers for the factory visits.
• To check the invoices to customer and monitor payment made by customer.

Job Requirements

• Qualification Required: Candidate must possess at least a Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, or Professional Degree in any field.
• Minimum 2-3 years of working experience in FMCG and knowledge of international/export trade is an advantage.
• Language Proficiency: Excellent in English (as the candidate needs to liaise with the overseas market)
• Preferably Junior Executives specializing in Sales – Corporate or equivalent.
• Self-motivated and aggressive in achieving the sales target.
• Able to work in fast fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Well versed in MS Office applications and familiar with ERP/SAP System
• Resourceful, trustworthy, results-oriented with good interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• The candidate must be willing to travel both locally and overseas independently.