Job Purpose: It entails meeting business goals and working to achieve long term growth of book products in public and private schools in Kenya. The candidate will liase with bookshops and form a network for purposes of reaching and surpassing targets. It will call for great ingenuity and resilience as they pursue leads and mature them into orders.
Job Description:
You will be expected to:
Market and undertake sales activities to ensure that targets are met and performance targets maintained.
Develop work programmes and schedules
Collect payments
Advice management on new areas of sales improvement.
Participate in the preparation of sales annual budgets in consultation with the Chief Sales Officer.
Monitor competition activities and advise the company on counter strategies.
Apply the policy and criteria for credit customers
Prepare periodic reports on sales activities and performance targets
Education & Experience:
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree holder
Work Experience: Experience in direct sales and willing to learn.
Special Skills:
Personal skills
Results oriented
Customer oriented
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Enjoys working in a team and reporting on their activities
Able to work with autonomy and willing to travel intensively on business
Able to prioritize
Assertive and takes initiative to make things happen
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