What does a Sales Consultant do?
Sales Consultants excel in selling products and solutions – matching a client’s needs to what the company has to offer.
Sales Consultants work in almost any field imaginable and play an important part in a company’s sustainability and efforts of staying profitable and competitive.
Sales Consultant Duties
Typically, a Sales Consultant will:
- Sell the services and solutions that the company/manufacturer offers.
- Maintain and grow a strong client base.
- Find new business opportunities and maintain a healthy pipeline for future deals.
- Respond to new and current client base regarding complaints and service enquiries.
- Be a “brand ambassador” that represents the company’s brand and values.
Sales Consultant Skills
Sales Consultants need a unique combination of skills to drive sales and achieve targets. Some key skills include:
- Strong negotiating and selling skills.
- Be well-groomed and presentable.
- Have excellent people skills and be intuitive to client’s needs.
- Be fully bilingual (with a third African language being beneficial).
- Giving professional presentations.
- Not buckling under pressure and be very target driven.
- Being computer literate in software such as Microsoft Word/Excel.
- Being calm when dealing with customer complaints and issues.
- Working well as part of a bigger sales team but also able to deliver and work independently.
Qualifications & Experience
• A Matric certificate.
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: R5500,00 - R6500,00 per month
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