External Sales Representatives at Maersk Line

Maersk Line is the world's largest container shipping company, serving customers all across the globe. Maersk Line has 25,000 employees across 325 offices in more than 125 countries. As a leading provider of container shipping services, Maersk Line’s mission is to provide opportunities in global commerce. Maersk Line helps customers source goods from anywhere in the world, creating efficiencies in their supply chains, and making it possible for commodities to reach new markets more quickly. Maersk Line sets the standards in ensuring continuous and consistent reliable and quality service to its customers and is regarded amongst the most reliable carriers in the world.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: External Sales Representative

Job Ref: ML-066248
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

• To deliver the agreed business targets through focused sales activity is including a strong and up-to-date pipeline for existing and new business, value selling to the Safmarine brand and working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure we sell what we can deliver

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver agreed volume, revenue and profitability targets in line with the cluster commercial strategy and sales processes
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities in line with Safmarine segmentation strategy and targets
• Provide feedback to Trade and Marketing unti on any product or commercial opportunities or constraints
• Address any Customer Experience Survey follow-up with clients in a timely manner
• Understand Customer needs and decision-makers; Define Customer value Proposition in accordance with its specific
• Segmentation / marketplace - Work with customers and internal stakeholders to on-board new customers and/or new business
• Step in to support other functions to improve business processes e.g. consistent failure to pay within credit terms
• Any other function that may be assigned

Requirements

• Candidate must possess a university degree in Marketing/Social sciences
• Ability to speak Igbo will be an added advantage
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in Sales role

Skills Required:

• Customer Focus
• Priority Setting
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Negotiating
• Action Oriented
• Time Management
• Drive For Results
• Presentation Skills
• Self-Development
• Integrity and Trust
• Teamwork & Proactivenes.

Application Closing Date
18th February, 2015.

Method of Application
Qualified and Interested candidate should:
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