Sales Driver at Esosa Food Systems & Innovations Ltd – Apply Now

Job Summary

• Meeting set sales targets.
• Creating new sales routes, winning new retailers/supermarkets/distributors and retaining existing ones.
• Expanding sales routes and growing sales.
• Ensuring cost effectiveness of operations.
• Identifying retailers’/supermarkets’/distributors’ needs, wants, habits, interests and other relevant factors and relaying same to the Marketing Executive.
• Updating sales and retailer/supermarket/distributor databases; keeping sales records.
• Attending weekly Sales department and general staff meetings; preparing weekly reports on tasks completed and tasks in progress.
• Preparing and presenting daily, weekly and/or monthly reports as required.
• Preparing and submitting retailers’/supermarkets’/distributors’ orders to the Marketing Executive.
• Delivering products to retailers/supermarkets/distributors at or before the delivery time agreed with retailers/supermarkets/distributors.
• Ensuring timely collection of payments from retailers/supermarkets/distributors and ensuring accurate and timely remittance of payments to the Cashier.
• Maintaining a polite, friendly, respectful and humble attitude towards retailers/supermarkets/distributors and the general public.
• Liaising with the issuing unit to ensure that all products in the store are sold.
• Answering retailers’/supermarkets’/distributors’ enquiries about products, prices, routes and availability.
• Performing other official duties as assigned. Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience as a Sales Person or in a similar role, especially in FMCG.
• Must know how to drive a car/tricycle and have a valid driver’s license/riders permit Must be willing to drive a tricycle. Demonstrates leadership in execution of tasks.
• Thorough knowledge of strategic planning principles and marketing best practices. Understanding of commercial trends and marketing strategies. Integrity and reliability.
• Knowledge of road signs and traffic laws.
• Ability to build strong rapport, establish trust and credibility through a consultative approach while balancing assertive sales follow-up, without being overly aggressive.
• Creative, innovative and Attentive to detail. Distinctive problem-solver and Strong willingness to learn Interpersonal Competencies