Sales Representative

The Learning Nuggets Company - A dynamic online, mobile and virtual learning company is recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Sales Representative

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• As a sales representative your primary objective is to work in the sales department, sell the company's products and services and report to sales managers.
• Assist in the implementation of the marketing plan and in sales development.
• Promote products or services and to grow customer portfolios (e.g. retailers, wholesalers) for their employer.
• You will be assigned a sales territory, in which you are required to prospect for sales by contacting current and potential customers and setting up meetings for the purpose of signing new sales contracts.
• Take charge of customer files and ensure attentive follow-up.
• Respond to customer needs and know how to put the client first.
• Act as an interface between the company and its customers; sales representatives represent the company.
• You will be tasked with forging professional relationships on the company's behalf and properly manage those relationships.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Must have a minimum of HND in ICT or Technology related fields, Sales, Marketing, Business or Education (Tertiary).
• Minimum sales experience 3 years selling to SME/larger corporate or public sector at all levels.
• Ability to generate results and meet targets
• Ability to interface at senior management level
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills
• Good business sense and a professional manner
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Good communication and people skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work well on your own and also as part of a team
• Confidence, motivation and determination
• Pay attention to detail
• The ability to deal with rejection
• Ability to develop in-depth knowledge about your products & markets
• Ability to present using presentation aids
• IT &/or consultancy skills is a bonus
• French language is a bonus

Training and Development:

• There will be in-house training on all products and sales administration systems, along with on the job training.