CARS45 Limited - We are one of the leading automobile companies in Africa and a member of the leading online marketplace in Africa- Jiji Group, providing individuals and businesses with a fast and convenient way to trade products and services, and offering support across all automobile trade, repair, and verification services. Our goal is to build an unrivalled automotive retail infrastructure that allows corporate Institutions to trade new, local, and foreign used cars and exchange value with ease and convenience.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Telesales Agent
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
Under the supervision and guidance of the Manager, Lead Generation, you will be responsible for generating sales from the prospective leads made available by the business and ensuring that all prospective customers are offered the desired products and services.
You will assist in guiding the prospects about how to purchase their preferred cars and offer alternatives where preferred options are not available. Provide useful information regarding the cars. Be ready to help customers make a good buying decision.
Your role is to ensure that the prospects have all necessary information and contact details to make a successful purchase.
This is a revenue generating position that is crucial to the success of the business and requires adequate follow up with the leads generated by the business to succeed. Hence, the ideal candidate must be exceptionally sound in verbal communication, logical reasoning, convincing, persuasiveness, coherent flow of thought and customer service skills, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of products, services and company policies.
Essential Job Functions
Answer questions about products and services offered by the company.
Cold calling and prospecting new customers
Ensure adequate information is provided to prospective customers.
Ask questions to understand customer requirements in order to close sales.
Direct prospects (or existing customers) to the appropriate car lot for physical inspection of cars
Enter and update customer information in the database.
Appropriate handling of angry customers to preserve the company’s reputation.
Go the “extra mile” to meet sales quota and facilitate future sales.
Keep records of calls and sales while noting all useful information.
Following up, tracking and directing customers.
Requirements
First Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
1-3 years of experience in Telemarketing/Telesales
Knowledge of the automobile products
Knowledge of consumer behavior
Experience in sales
Microsoft Office Skills
Professional Certification in Telemarketing is an advantage.
Technical Requirements:
Customer service
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Coherent flow of thought
Logical and persuasive
Exceptional listening
Ability to explain information vividly.
Need To Have:
High Level of Integrity and loyalty
Logically sound
Problem-solving and analytical thinking
Attention to detail
Ability to convince others
Should be persuasive.
Focused and organized
Ability to multitask
Explain information in clear terms
Must be flexible.
Required:
Working with people
Deciding and initiating action
Self- starter
Presenting and communicating information
Superior customer experience
Persuading and influencing
Applying expertise and technology
Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
Creating and innovating
Relating and networking
Task ownership
Delivering results and meeting customer expectation