Our Client, an upcoming Total Solutions Provider in the Hospitality Industry seeks to recruit a Sales & Marketing Executive.
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic individual with interest in a challenging role that will help develop their career to full potential.
Job Title: Sales & Marketing Executive
Role Objective: Identify and Acquire new business, Research, develop and implement marketing and advertising strategies, campaigns and sales plans. Maintain promotional materials, plan events and manage the sales force.
Responsibilities:Job Title: Sales & Marketing Executive
Role Objective: Identify and Acquire new business, Research, develop and implement marketing and advertising strategies, campaigns and sales plans. Maintain promotional materials, plan events and manage the sales force.
- Identify new sales and marketing opportunities for the organization
- Acquire new business and establish long-term relationships with clients
- Track product line sales and costs by analyzing and entering sales, expense, and new business data.
- Prepare timely sales and marketing reports to ensure effective decision making.
- Maintain adequate promotional materials and ensure their cost effective procurement.
- Provide reliable sales data on market trends, new product information, forecasts, and audits, to achieve marketing and sales objectives of the organization
- Conduct Market Research activities
- Coordinate overall customer care function of the organization for client retention
- Plan the organizations events in liaison with team members’
- Meet marketing and sales objectives by forecasting requirements, develop budgets for both field and online activities
- Develop and enforce sales policies and procedures
- Improve self through continuous education and attendance of trade fairs in the industry to keep abreast with the market trends in the industry.
- Any other duties as may be required by Management.
Person Profile
- Previous leadership and management experience within marketing
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Clear understanding of Marketing Concepts, Branding, Positioning, Product development
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
- Ability to see things through to completion
- Highly responsible, committed, loyal, outgoing & reliable
- Excellent customer care skills with ability to form sustainable client relationships
- Organized individual of high integrity with ability to prioritize work
- Previous experience in the Hospitality Industry is an advantage
- Sound conventional and digital marketing knowledge;
Experience
- At least 2 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing
Minimum Education Level / Professional Qualifications
- Diploma in Sales and Marketing
- A degree in a Business Related discipline is an added advantage
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with strong IT background
If you are interested and confident that you meet the outlined Qualifications and Skills, send your CV with 3 referees and cover letter with, details of current and expected salary to info@fivetalentsafrica.com by Friday, 28th November, 2014.
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.