Head of Sales and Marketing
Job Description
- Collaborate with members of the Marketing team to penetrate key markets.
- Define the approach for the overall sale of new business and account retention.
- Develop a comprehensive sales and distribution strategy to maximise sales opportunities.
- Develop sales and distribution policies that reflect the organisation’s goals.
- Direct the Sales team in generating proposals that define a clear path to client satisfaction and revenue growth.
- Establish customer relationship management (CRM) systems and guidelines to manage customer relationships.
- Establish internal guidelines for personal data protection based on applicable legislations, to manage customer data.
- Foster relationships with new partners to achieve desired revenue.
- Influence senior stakeholders within customers’ organisations and premier buyers in the industry.
- Investigate factors impacting sales performance.
- Leverage innovations to maximise revenue of traditional and digital assets and products.
- Monitor changes in the industry and leverage them for business opportunities.
- Outline objectives in key target areas such as sales volume, market share, distribution channels and profit margins to guide promotions and sponsorships.
- Participate in forums to keep abreast of new changes in the industry and practices.
- Promote positive relationships with major customers to understand their needs.
- Provide advice when preparing bid documents and integrated proposals for key accounts.
- Provide input on sales incentive structure and key performance indicators to help monitor targets.
- Provide input to the Content Development team based on customer and industry feedback.
- Recommend changes in pricing structures in product lines or products.
- Review sales performance by analyzing performance reports.
REQUIREMENTS
- Is able to close deals and achieve business goals.
- Exhibits strong motivation to make sales also to motivate team to make sales.
- Is detail-oriented and able to multitask.
- Demonstrates strong organizational skills, the ability to meet deadlines, and the ability to solve problems.
- Exhibits excellent communication skills.
- Is an extremely flexible and adaptable self-starter.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field, or in a discipline related specifically to the product or service that is being sold.
- Master’s degree in marketing and related disciplines will be of added advantage, though not required.
Method of Application
Interested Candidate should send their Resume to recruitment@fipsmultilinks.com