Sales Manager

About the position

A well-established company located in Industria West is looking for a Sales Manager to join their team!
Minimum Education: Matric / Tertiary qualification in Sales / Marketing

Minimum Experience: 5 years’ experience

Industry Specific: Packaging and / or manufacturing industry

Duties and Requirements includes but is not limited to the following:

• Sales revenue growth (new customers and markets) according to business targets.
• Developing effective sales strategies and executing these through tactical planning.
• Manage current sales portfolio (existing customer base).
• Accurate sales forecasting and the delivery of the sales forecast each month.
• Monitor monthly order book.
• Develop annual sales budgets.
• Manage the sales team effectively by allocating resources and monitoring daily sales call reports.
• Run weekly sales meetings to ensure continuity of existing business as well as growth plans for new and current customers.
• Sign off on weekly sales call plans.
• Represent the sales team at the weekly management meeting.
• Attend the morning production meetings to discuss priorities.
• Discuss pricing of new inquiries with Factory Manager for approval.
• Present tooling costs to the General Manager for approval.
• Monitor and resolve overdue debtors.
• Timeous close out open credit applications by the sales team.

Desired Skills:

• sales manager
• sales executive
• Business Development Manager
• Sales Team Leader
• Sales Supervisor

Employer & Job Benefits:

• plus a travel allowance and commission