Specifications Representative

SAFAL Group; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A construction services company based in Boksburg is seeking a Middle Management professional to provide promotional and advisory services. The role involves developing relationships with professionals, managing customer relationships, and contributing to marketing efforts. Candidates should have a diploma-level qualification and experience in the Steel Roofing or Construction industry. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of general work experience.
• 2 years in Steel Roofing or Building Construction industry is advantageous.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with decision makers.
• Assist marketing/sales department in specification development.
• Manage customer relationship and resolve queries.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Planning and organizing

Data Entry

Administration Support

Education

Diploma-level qualification

Building or Construction Related qualification

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Excel

Job description

Description

Primary purpose of the job

To provide a comprehensive promotional and advisory service to all built environment professionals decision makers and clients by creating an awareness of and high degree of preference for the Safal brand & product range.

To inform the Professional sector and other product specifiers of the product benefits and features as well as correct application for our product range to ensure that Safal specifications are applied on projects and tenders (or RFP).

Achieving accepted hit rates for both sector reach and project conversion through cold calling and the effective use of marketing and CRM tools with the ultimate aim of achieving company profitability & objectives.

To conduct oneself at all times in line with acceptable behaviour of a Company Ambassador at all levels of interaction.

Main Responsibilities

• Developing relationships & providing solutions to the decision makers within the professional arena by promoting the company.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of professionals and projects.
• Providing assistance to the marketing / sales department and assisting / contributing to the development of specifications.
• Maintaining and fostering relationships with existing professionals and to ensure an agreed number of new professionals on our database.
• Developing relationships & providing solutions to all decision makers within the professional arena by selling the company its services its products and brands and its expertise.
• Marketing the endorsements & the development of specifications which favour Safal Group brands and products including specific products such as Saflok Newlok Fluteline and others.
• Managing & controlling the progress of specifications & enquiries through to a successful sale.
• Contributing to the development of the specifications strategy and plans which contribute to the overall business objectives.
• Managing and controlling all aspects of customer relationship management.
• Communicating and assistance in resolving customer complaints & professional queries.
• Developing gathering and sharing of market intelligence with all stakeholders on pre-arranged basis.
• Effective use of SAP and compliance with required reporting daily weekly and monthly.
• Attendance at and participation in stock takes attendance of conference and training sessions.
• Develop and implement systems and processes to enable the effective monitoring of the performance of Safal Steel and group products and the identification of improvements in product quality.
• Assist in the development of technical sales and marketing literature and associated documents to improve the marketing of the group and its products.
• Maintain an awareness of technical developments in the industry to ensure that the business has up-to-date and relevant information.
• Making presentations to professionals.
• Arranging expos for the architectural and government sector.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Sound knowledge of the industry.
• Excellent interpersonal skills & communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills.

Qualifications Required

• Minimum academic qualification: A diploma-level qualification.
• Qualifications as an added advantage: Building or Construction Related.

Experience Required

• General work experience (years): 05 years.
• Specific to the position (level / discipline / years): 2 years in Steel Roofing or building Construction industry (advantageous).

Computer Literacy

• MS Office
• SAP (advantageous)
• Excel

Language Requirements

• English

Key Skills

• Data Entry
• Deputy
• Drafting
• Hibernate
• Administration Support
• Activex

Work Level

Middle Management

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

Employment Type

Full-Time

Vacancy

1

Location

Boksburg