External Sales Representative / Executive

*Reference: JHB004445-DH-1* Our Client in Isando is looking for an External Sales Representative/Executive.  This position is reserved for a technical sales person that must do external client visits. They undertake the role of initiating their own sales and managing accounts assigned to them, ensuring customer satisfaction. They actively service the customers. She/he must be self-driven and strive to place the company well in the market and be able to give value add feedback to management on customers and market trends determined during fulfilment of their role. * *Basic Requirements* * Team player * Self-driven and able to manage own schedule between seeing external customers and desk work * Usage of CRM system * Ability to use the key systems in place for generating sales orders, quotations and invoicing. . Some technical knowledge around batteries / energy storage preferred. * *Key Responsibilities* * Regular physical client visits * Services existing accounts, obtains orders, and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential customers. * Analyse trends by markets, and by applications and brand preferences * Focuses sales efforts by studying existing and potential volume of dealers. * Submit stock requisition forms to allow for customer needs to be met * Project stock needs to communicate to purchasing department – through liaising constantly with customers their product cycles, and future changes * Execute and follow up on quotations determining where possible reason and volume of rejected quotations * Sales orders to be initiated on and maintained accordingly on the system – ensuring all details are accurate at all times as communication with customer is maintained. * Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual reports in a format agreed on with manager * Approach management with insight as to the direction customers are taking and market trends on a add needs be basis, in writing * Follow up on delivery and ensure orders are delivered as communicated if not that necessary communication is shared with the customer, particularly for large customers or out of town customers * Follow up on overdue accounts * Facilitate new customer credit account opening and liaise closely with finance * Awareness of import schedule and inventory inflows through liaisons with purchasing and finance need to take initiative and be able to understand reports sent from the respective departments * Ability to check inventory status and ease of manoeuvring the system whilst on the phone with customers to answer their queries * Take initiative in selling stock * Follow up on customer complaints,  . Follow up where prototype/samples have been sent through to customers * Ensure that sales targets set by management are attained * Ensure adequate knowledge of companies product/solu