Technical Sales Executive at Tezza Business Solutions Limited

Tezza Business Solutions Limited is a leading Software Quality Assurance and Testing multinational with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria. We are a Software Quality Assurance and Testing Services provider. Our primary goal is to be the "go to" Quality Assurance & Software Testing company in East and West Africa while developing offshore resources to fill test automation positions (and other hard to find software testing capabilities) in the North America and European markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Sales Executive

Location: Lagos
Reporting Line: Managing Director, Africa
Team: Business Development/ Sales Team, Country Management Team

Objectives

• The technical sales executive will be responsible for sourcing new clients and business contacts, demonstrate the technical features of our products and services, drive sales, and maintain strong client relations by understanding the needs of the client and providing them with the right solutions.

Responsibilities

• Close and grow sales through professional communication with existing and potential clients.
• Manage and interpret client requirements – speaking with clients to understand, anticipate and meet their needs.
• Assesses competitors by analyzing and summarizing competitor information and trends; identifying sales opportunities.
• Develops sales opportunities by researching and identifying potential accounts; soliciting new accounts; building rapport; providing technical information and explanations; preparing quotations.
• Closes new accounts by answering telephone and e-mail inquiries; verifying and entering information.
• Identify and resolve client concerns; recommending a course of action to alleviate these concerns in the future.
• Update job knowledge by studying new product descriptions; participating in educational opportunities.
• Work with the QA team to ensure client project requirements are met
• Maintaining records of client communications and contact information as required
• Making technical presentations, webinar.
• Preparing responses to RFP (request for proposals) and RFI (request for information).
• Attending and participating in conferences and other marketing event
• Maintain awareness of pertinent client information, future plans, payment performance; communicate any client information that may affect company decisions to appropriate departments as needed.
• Researches market requirements and market data.
• Maintains current Company product knowledge.
• Submit a variety of sales status reports as required, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to goals
• Submit quarterly client visit plans; schedule client meetings and action plans for follow-up.
• Send legal documents to clients and send signed copies for filing
• Responsible for setting the client’s expectations..

Person Specification
Knowledge and Technical Requirements:

• HND / B.Sc in Sales & Marketing, Business, and related disciplines.
• 1- 3 years experience in Technical Sales
• Working knowledge of Sales design tools and price calculations
• Knowledge of advertising and sales promotion techniques
• Exposure to and strong understanding of software development concepts, life-cycle and methodologies
• Prior experience marketing IT services to the following sectors - banking,   telecoms, healthcare, and insurance is an advantage
• Willingness to travel locally, regionally and internationally.

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suit.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic work environment, work independently as well as cohesively with employees and managers as part of a team.
• Ability to learn, understand and demonstrate technical concepts including IT related products, solutions and provide solution-based selling to clients
• Ability to write error free proposals.
• Ability to identify technical challenges and inefficiencies.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.