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Business Development Consultant - Healthcare & Hospitality

Durban
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: General Management
Reference: 186711

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Bidvest Prestige

ROLE PURPOSE

To contribute in the process of refining and enhancing, on an ongoing basis, the current and future sales and marketing strategy.

MAIN OUTPUTS

Sales:

Actively search, pursue and engage potential clients
Knowledge of existing contracts and weekly meetings with Regions General Manager & Operations Manager
Manage the compilation, and where necessary draft, high quality proposals, bids and tender responses
Follow-up and survey leads generated through various channels and cold calling
Ensure tenders and bids are responded to in a professional, timely and compliant manner.
Engage and manage strategic suppliers who are providing solution and commercial content for proposals, bids and tender responses
Identify weaknesses in sales process and address
Follow-up on cancelled contracts
Implement and manage strategic initiatives to ensure that annual growth targets are met and ideally exceeded to increase the company’s market share
Achieve Monthly Sales Budgets by implementing and maintaining a marketing and sales strategy.

Marketing:

Identifying new growth opportunities by market segments
Using the full marketing mix for the company’s marketing communications
Promote sister companies – Steiner Hygiene, TopTurf, etc.

Knowledge Transfer:

Train the team on Fundamental understanding of ISO22000/FSSC22000, R638 and our responsibilities as a cleaning and hygiene service provider
Assists the team understands and drafts assistance in terms of PRP’s (pre-requisite programs in food hygiene)
Ensures the business obtains the ISO22000 accreditation
Assists the team with understanding and draft assistance with M.C.S’s (Master Cleaning Schedules) and S.O.P’s (Safe Operating Procedures)
Ensures knowledge transfer with BDEs and the General Manager Sales when surveying food hygiene sites in terms of identifying critical areas for cleaning (Dairy’s, Abattoirs, Manufacturing, Processing, Bakeries, Fisheries, Poultry etc. but not limited to these sectors

Reporting:

Provide a comprehensive sales and marketing report on a weekly and monthly basis

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

The Applicant must meet the following requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree/National Diploma in Sales/Business Development/Marketing
Matric (Senior Certificate)
Valid Driver’s License & Own Vehicle
Min 3 Years’ Solid Experience In Business Development & Best Practices within the Sales Environment
Strong Sales & Marketing Knowledge (Ideally In The Services Industry)
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES

Ability & Desire To Sell
Result Oriented
Attention To Detail
Stress Tolerant
Excellent Written Communication
Team Leadership
People & Task Orientated
Assertiveness
Action Orientated
Customer/Client Focused
Negotiation Skills
Interactive Reasoning
Planning & Scheduling
Teamwork
Relationship Building
Good Listening Skills
Excellent Oral Communication
Creative & Innovative

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About Bidvest Prestige

Bidvest Prestige is the largest and leading specialist in world-class outsourced solutions in Southern Africa, Mauritius and Namibia. We boast a highly skilled workforce and have been a prominent force in the cleaning industry since 1993.

A company with a rich history in the South African landscape, Bidvest Prestige boasts a national footprint as well as international ties in Mauritius and we have been fundamental in the establishment of various industry organisations ensuring the integrity of our company and our people towards our clients.

We’re always looking for the best people. If you want to join the dynamic Bidvest Prestige team, view the latest vacancies and apply on our career portal.