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Date Posted: Monday, October 14 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Summary:
To promote the image and services of the company so that maximum growth occurs through gaining new clients and contracts. Liaises with Central reservation and unit front office. You will be involved in developing marketing strategies, implementing marketing plans, developing sales strategies, maintaining customer relations, and creating sales reports.
To ensure success as a sales and marketing executive, you should have strong knowledge of modern marketing techniques, a passion for sales, and excellent communication skills. Ultimately, a top-notch sales and marketing executive creates strategies that align with modern consumer trends.

Duties And Responsibilities:
• To follow up leads by visiting prospective clients regularly, often enough to maintain their interest but not too often to alienate them.
• To achieve better budgeted sales targets.
• To identify prospective clients’ exact needs, by questioning, observing and the completion of a full sales survey.
• To entertain prospective clients, where possible combining this with visits to existing satisfied customers.
• To liaise closely with operational staff on all details for a prospective new contract and gain their agreement on all details.
• To maintain communication with the clients once the contract is opened and show an ongoing interest in the operation.
• To complete a daily/weekly log of all activities.
• To analyse statistics thereby identifying key sales areas, problems and success rate.
• To research prospective client details, finding out as much as possible about the company to ensure a professional approach.
• To constantly monitor and be aware of competitor activity.
• To present a realistic proposal to a prospective client, having thoroughly researched cost factors, and ensure that the proposal is achievable.
• To constantly be aware of new business opportunities and action these.
• Contributing to the development of marketing strategies.
• Designing and implementing marketing plans for company products.
• Coordinating with media representatives and sponsors.
• Working with the sales team to develop targeted sales strategies.
• Answering client queries about product specifications and uses.
• Maintaining client relations.
• Tracking sales data to ensure the company meets sales quotas.
• Creating and presenting sales performance reports.
• You will be expected to undertake any other assignments that management may re-quire you to do from time to time
• Daily reporting using company report formats
• You will be expected to undertake any other assignments that management may re-quire you to do from time to time

Prerequisites:
• A Good standard of spoken and written English
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills

Required Qualification:
• Full Grade twelve Certificate
• Minimum of a Degree in Marketing or any Sales and Marketing related programme (Higher Education than stipulated shall be an added Advantage)
• Must be a Registered Member of the Zambia Institute of Marketing
• Must be Computer Literate

Required Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Similar Role
• Experience with Hospitality Industry shall be an added advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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• Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to submit their application letters, with detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates, and contact details of three (3) traceable referees to:
• THE HUMAN RESOURCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
MIKA CONVENTION CENTER
PLOT NO. 34 ‘A’ SUB 9 WATERFALLS MEANWOOD
OFF GREAT EAST ROAD.
• OR
• Candidates are free to either submit hard copies or soft copies to the above stated address.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 19th October, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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