Back to Search Results

Internal Sales Representative

Strand
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Marketing Sales
Reference: SW005558/JM

Apply before Dec 12 2025 | 7 Days left

Apply

External Application

Vacancy Details

Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

My client, a well established concern based in Strand has an opportunity for a Internal Sales Representative. Strong experience / knowledge of timber and construction related materials will be advantageous.The successful candidate will be well organized, passionate, self-starter with strong sales and communication skills and an understanding that they promote, sell and secure orders from their clients through positive relationships.

Duties

Make the agreed number of calls to customers as assigned and instructed, both existing and new
Generate leads by identifying potential new customers and making cold calls by telephone
Demonstrate excellent customer service through follow-ups
Co-ordinate sales efforts with relevant departments such as logistics, marketing and the entire sales team in order to achieve sales and profit targets
Process and follow up on orders as necessary
Closing the sale and providing customer support as required
Monitor and review product range and communicate any new product developments to increase width and depth of distribution
Drive and present promotions to customers
Ability to comprehend and use sales data to analyze market potential
Respond to inquiries and technical information requested
Sell overstocks/aged stock.
Communicate with Sales Manager regarding sales issues, objectives and competitor activity or opportunities gathered from customer feedback.
Respond timeously to all correspondence and administrative deadlines.

Skills / Qualifications:

This is a full-time position ideal for someone with at least 5 - 10 years sales experience in internal sales and calling merchants, resellers, manufacturers and retail hardware merchants
Telephone etiquette and communication skills must be very good
Having an established and strong relationships with either of or all timber merchants, timber resellers, furniture manufacturers, Joiners and retail merchants in Cape Town and surrounds a advantageous
Marketing and/or Sales tertiary qualification a plus. (advantageous)
Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook)
Having working knowledge and experience with internal business systems like Microsoft Business Central advantageous
Strong emphasis on executing plans to achieve and exceed customer budgets

Apply

271 people have viewed this job.

About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.