General Manager Sales KZN

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

Manage a team of sales specialists who actively search, pursue and engage potential clients within the Cleaning Services, Technical Services and Bundled Services 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 the 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 standardising 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, and 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 monitor ongoing spending 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