Dangote Group
Dangote Group Recruitment for Technical Sales Officer – Cement Industry. Please go through the job requirements before applying for this position.
About Dangote Group
The Dangote Group is a diversified and fully integrated conglomerate with interests across a range of sectors in Nigeria and Africa. Current interests include Cement, Sugar, Flour, Salt, Pasta, Beverages, Noodles, Poly Products, Transportation and real estate with new initiatives in the Oil and Gas, Telecommunication, Fertilizer and Steel sector of the economy.
Job Title: Technical Sales Officer – Cement Industry
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Job Summary
You will actively and successfully manage the end-to-end sales process; sourcing new customers, scoping customer requirements, providing unique solutions and liaising with the Quality departments to ensure consistency in the quality of products delivered to all customers; and limit customer complaints to the barest minimum.
Responsibilities
- Meet with selected construction companies/ developers/ architects/ authorities and owners to understand their needs in the segment
- Developing long-term relationships with clients through managing and interpreting their requirements
- Persuading clients that a product or service best satisfies their needs in terms of quality, price and delivery
- Reinforce the DCP brand and company ethos at all times
- Prospect for new business customers; some leads will be provided by the marketing department; some will need to be self-generated
- Providing pre-sales demonstrations and product education, and after-sales support services
- Manage a number of key customer accounts and referrals
- Maintain a close working relationship with prospects and customers
- Visit prospects on-site; reinforce customer loyalty; and gain customer’s buy-in
- Supporting marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
- Making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product meets client needs
- Keep up knowledge of system changes and industry development to include government initiatives
- Periodically provide accurate, detailed and timely information regarding all prospects and sales activities to the Director through the Head, Technical services Sales
- Delivering excellent customer service at all times and through every stage of the customer journey
- Undertake such other duties as may be required within the general scope of the job
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Requirements
Education and Work Experience
- Degree in Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent
- Minimum of two years’ experience of selling within a technical sector to businesses and end-users
Skills and Competencies
- Demonstrable track record of achieving sales targets
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
- Can-do attitude to the workplace
- Ability to work as part of the team and develop good working relationships at all levels within the organization
- Ability to prospect for new business – business to business and business to consumer
- Proven tracked record in sales and a thorough understanding of the sales process
- General technical understanding of cement products and their uses
- Good knowledge of MS Office applications, in particular, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Experience in using a Customer Relationship Management system
- Numerate with good organizational and prioritization skills
- Logical thinker with the ability to recognize opportunities for creating new business sales and improving customer services
- Ability to manage change effectively
- Energetic, enthusiastic, and resilient
- Ability to work using own initiative
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
Application Deadline
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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