Summary
As a Trade Sales Representative at Knauf Gypsum Tanzania Limited, you will be a key point of contact between Knauf and the clients: responsible for selling Knauf products by identifying leads, educating prospects on products through calls, trainings, and presentations, and providing existing customers with exceptional support.
Responsibilities
- Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale.
- Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails.
- Cold calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
- Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales.
- Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule.
- Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
- Gaining a clear understanding of customers’ businesses and requirements.
- Making accurate, rapid cost calculations and providing customers with quotations
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce, Marketing, or a related field.
- Minimum work experience; Three (3) years as a Sales representative.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to accuracy.
- Honesty and clear integrity
- Problem Solving skills.
- Negotiation Skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Performance oriented
- Three or more years of sales experience within a similar industry
About Knauf
Knauf Gypsum Tanzania is a leading manufacturer and supplier of gypsum boards, skimming powder, metal profile and building accessories in East Africa. As we continue to expand our business, we are seeking a motivated and skilled Trade Sales Representative to join our team.
