Sales Manager – Road Freight / Break-Bulk

  • Durban, South Africa
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:

Purpose:

A dynamic logistics and transportation company is seeking a Sales Manager who is responsible to lead, manage and motivate the sales team to achieve agreed monthly, quarterly and annual revenue and gross-profit targets, while growing and retaining the customer base

Key Job Outputs:

  • Lead and manage the sales team
  • Set and monitor individual and team sales targets
  • Ensure achievement of revenue and gross-profit targets
  • Drive new customer acquisition and business growth
  • Develop and maintain strong customer relationships
  • Monitor sales pipelines, leads, quotations and conversions
  • Conduct regular sales meetings and performance reviews
  • Coach, motivate and develop sales staff
  • Identify and address underperformance
  • Monitor customer retention and revenue growth
  • Ensure pricing and sales activities protect company margins
  • Provide weekly/monthly sales performance reports to management
  • Develop and implement strategies to achieve and exceed sales targets

Core Competencies:

  • Strong leadership
  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Analytical skills

Qualifications:

  • Grade 12

Experience:

  • 5+ years' sales experience
  • 2–3 years' experience managing a sales team
  • Proven track record of achieving sales targets

Salary: Market related

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

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