General Manager Sales - Durban

Durban
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: General Management
Reference: 188349

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Bidvest Prestige

ROLE PURPOSE

To contribute to the process of refining and enhancing, on an ongoing basis, the current and future sales and marketing strategy. Manage and support a high-performance team that deliver and execute the company’s sales, marketing, brand and communications (both internal and external) functions.

MAIN OUTPUTS

Manage a team of sales specialists who actively search, pursue and engage potential clients within the Cleaning Services, Technical Services and Bundled Services arenas across all key sectors/verticals
Manage the compilation, and where necessary draft, high quality proposals, bids and tender responses
Development of sales budgets in accordance with marketing and sales strategy.
Accountability in achievement of sales budgets.
Implement and manage strategic initiatives to ensure that annual growth targets are met and ideally exceeded to increase the company’s market share
Planning, developing and implementing an effective marketing, brand and communication strategy and the subsequent campaigns.
Re-appraisal and standardizing of existing and new contract costs and margins.
Manage the quality and standards of copy and branding for all marketing collateral, bids and proposal documents, presentations, external and internal communications in all media formats including brochures, letters, emails, websites and social media in collaboration with the Marketing Department.
Recommend creative, unique and effective selling techniques based on researched market analysis.
Manage and monitoring ongoing spend against the budget, keeping accurate records and highlighting where variances occur.
Monitoring of and reaction to statistics and surveys
Upholding of good business ethics and Image portrayal.
Identifying new growth opportunities by market segments
Provide a comprehensive sales and marketing report on a monthly and quarterly 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
Min 10 Years’ Solid Experience In Business Development, Market Trends & Best Practices Within The Marketing/Sales Environment
Strong Sales & Marketing Knowledge (Ideally In The Services Industry), Negotiations Skills, Project Management, Commercial Acumen,
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook (advanced skill level).

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
Strong Commercial Acumen
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.