Recruitment Room Team
National Sales Manager – Sandton
Job Description
Requirements:
Sales and Marketing / Business Management undergraduate degree
At least 3 – 5 years experience in Sales Management in a sales driven environment of a medium size company
Duties, inter alia:
Develop, manage and implement the sales and schools’ marketing strategy
Look for areas where current product offerings can be improved and effect these.
Ensure that the sales products are current and relevant to keep up-to-date with sales and industry trends
Propose new streams of revenue for the growth and development of the business
In conjunction with the brand marketing manager, propose changes/improvements to marketing plan to ensure the financial targets are met.
Ensure that the Campuses meet all their requirements of the sales and schools marketing plan and strategy.
The implementation of an aggressive schools marketing plan at all the campus
Coordination of and attendance to any other sales events (Expos , Festivals, Demo Days, etc) to generate leads for the campus
Report on branch schools marketing and sales activities to the MD
Travel to branches and attend schools marketing functions
Manage the sales of the company to exceed financial targets
Plan the budget to account for capacity
Create and improve tracking systems per season
Weekly or bi –weekly stats communication
Report concerns and take action on issues not working. Take necessary action to ensure that targets are met
Manage follow ups made by sales staff per week
Manage enquiry vs conversion per week
Motivate sales team to perform at their best
Assist campus principal to manage sales team to achieve their target
Manage the digital sales enquiries
Manage the sales of the company to exceed financial targets
Plan and agree financial budgets with the MD
Supply all sales staff with the necessary sales tools eg fact sheets, registrations forms, presentations etc
Communicate to sales people with fees and discount offers throughout sales season
Arrange annual sales training to keep sales people up to date
Travel to campuses for sales checks and training.
Reporting and analysis of sales and enquiries on a weekly and monthly basis
Supply campuses with available capacity and budgets to achieve targets
Report on a weekly basis on the enquiry and sales performance
Send out and report on sales via the agreed spreadsheet lay out
Report monthly to MD on the sales performance and highlight any concern areas and the necessary action plans
Develop and implement appropriate policies, procedures and systems in the department to ensure best practice processes of the department and to reduce the risk of business loss.
Ensure that the following operational systems and corresponding policies and procedures are developed and adhered to by all staff to ensure the effective functioning of the department;
1. Sales process
2. Enquiry capturing process
3. Schools marketing process
4. External Research and Survey Process
5. Sales induction manual
Ensure policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and amended to ensure these systems remain relevant and appropriate to meet the needs of the business.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
· Sales and Marketing Degree
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
· 5 years experience within a target driven sales environment
· At least 5 years experience in Sales Management a sales driven environment of a medium size company
· At least 5 years experience in a senior Sales & Marketing Management role
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
· Excellent sales and negotiation skills
· Good business acumen
· The ability to motivate and lead a team
· Coaching and mentoring skills
· Initiative and enthusiasm
· Excellent communication and ‘people skills’
· Good listening skills
· Good planning and organisational skills
· Self-confident & self-motivating
· Persuasiveness
· The ability to work under pressure
· Excellent computer skills (MS Office)
· Good understanding of budgeting and forecasting