Cargo Aircraft Charter Trainee Sales Consultant R25,000

Mountfitchet Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation services company based in South Africa is seeking a motivated sales professional to build relationships with customers and convert leads into business. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent sales skills, work independently, and thrive in a results-driven environment. This position offers a competitive target-based role within a supportive team atmosphere, along with numerous benefits, including healthcare and career development opportunities.

Benefits

20 days' holiday

Private healthcare

Career development opportunities

Friendly work environment

ACS Members Club benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt and think of solutions quickly.
• Thrives in a competitive environment and works to targets.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Research potential customers and build a targeted list.
• Convert prospects into customers through various outreach methods.
• Maintain and develop relationships with customers.

Skills

Outbound sales

Communication skills

Commercial judgement

Numeracy

Job description

Job Description

• Building your list of potential customers by researching our database, websites, LinkedIn and trade press.
• Pro-actively targeting your list through outbound sales calls, emails and visits (both face-to-face and virtual) and converting them from potential customers to ACS customers.
• Building relationships with Cargo Operators to ensure access to the widest range of aircraft available to provide solutions for our customers.
• Maintain relationships with customers to ensure repeat business.
• Working to sales target meeting financial objectives.
• Ability to demonstrate expert understanding of the aircraft and chartering process.
• Manage charter bookings from enquiry to completion.
• Receiving inbound requests for urgent charters virtually 24/7.
• Present bespoke quotes to customers demonstrating good commercial acumen.
• Flight watching / overseeing flight departures (this might be unsociable hours).

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt to situations and think of solutions fast.
• Good commercial judgement.
• Thrives working to targets and in a competitive working environment.
• Results driven and goal orientated.
• Excellent numeracy and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently but is a team player.

Benefits

• 20 days' holiday per year, which increases with length of service.
• Private healthcare and pension after 1 calendar year service.
• Career development opportunities.
• A friendly, fun and exciting environment surrounded by some of the best in the industry.
• Added benefits when you are part of the ACS Members Club such as Your Birthday, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Moving house and Who's the Daddy or Mommy benefits.