Overview
The main purpose of the job: The incumbent will be responsible for sales of the company’s Cleaning, Hygiene & Pest Control services, while ensuring consistent, profitable growth in sales revenues.
Education and Experience required
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Service Industry – preferably from a solution contract sales industry
 
- Tertiary qualification (preferred)
 
- Valid SA driver’s license and own vehicle
 
- Experience in selling soft services /similar services would be an advantage
 
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Fully computer literate on MS Office, Advanced word, excel and PowerPoint skills
 
- Cold calling and telemarketing where necessary
 
- Experienced in sourcing new business, conducting “Needs Analysis” and preparing custom solution proposals.
 
- Proven sales track record achieving sales targets
 
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal)
 
- Good interpersonal skills
 
- Ability to interact with clients at all levels
 
- Assertive
 
- Above average Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook ability
 
Key areas of responsibility
- Works with a defined sales quota focusing on initiating relationships with multi-level decision-makers through phone, marketing, e-mail / direct mail campaigns, in-person contacts / cold calling, networking, and presentations
 
- Achieves monthly sales targets as set out in budget
 
- Correctly cost new business achieving the maximum margin on new business
 
- Ensure contracts are correctly signed and filed for new business
 
- Plan, set budgets and targets
 
- Prepare quotes and present to clients as soon as possible meeting the client’s expectations.
 
- Prepare proposals which clearly set out the terms and conditions for the proposed contract tender
 
- Prospects potential customers within the target profile
 
- Develop, build and maintain strong relationships with potential customers
 
- Develop innovative and creative solutions to identify and develop new customers
 
- Proposes and closes sales that achieve set company target according to company policies and procedures
 
- Sustains sales activities, appointments, proposals, cold calls, database updates and reporting
 
- Keeps abreast of changes in technology and ability to increase knowledge of the cleaning industry and services the company offers
 
- PRO at client functions
 
- Maintain contact with existing clients and develop new business
 
- Timeous handling of queries
 
- Arrange monthly entertainment if and when necessary
 
- Where appropriate provide alternatives to ensure we get the business
 
- Formally introduce operations staff to new clients before commencement
 
- Ensure operational staff receives the correct documentation to start contracts or special job
 
- Provide onsite assistance on start of contract
 
- Follow-up with operations to ensure that contract is functioning in accordance with specifications
 
- Plan weekly sales prospects
 
- Set appointments
 
- Prepare and present weekly/monthly sales reports at month end /weekly sales meetings
 
- Develop add value to Sales Department
 
- Target projects
 
- Re-quoting at existing business
 
- Assist with training of new sales staff
 
- Survey prospective clients’ premises and compile quotations based on an agreed working rate per square meter as per specifications
 
- Able to handle a number of different assignments at the same time. Presentable, well spoken, strong personality, ability to manage timekeeping, assertive, goal orientated, and own transport is essential