Sales Coordinator (External Applications Only)

Description:

Grow sales through constant Customer interaction; costing of building plans and issuing Customers with accurate quotations. Ensuring that all housekeeping and merchandising standards are maintained at all times. Ensuring a cost effective and efficient delivery service.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 plus 5 (five) years related experience or a minimum of 10 (ten) years’ work related experience
• Plan reading experience would be advantageous
• Ability to communicate in English and the dominant language spoken in the geographical area where the position is available.
• Above average numeric skills
• Proven ability to provide exceptional Customer Service
• Proven ability to work under pressure
• Must be computer literate
• Proven strong organising, planning and delegation skills

Key Performance Area:

Sales

• Issuing and follow up of quotations in order to generate sales
• Quote process and control Special Orders
• Reading of building plans and ensuring quotations are correct and within the agreed timeframe
• Manage the telephone, answer, and return calls, ensure follow ups are done
• Conduct competitor analysis to ensure competitiveness of the store
• Communicate bulk deposit transfers to Customers
• Promote loyalty programs (VIC and Charge Card Customers)

Deliveries

• Manage an efficient delivery service and ensuring that the correct rates are charged
• Deliveries dispatched within the required time limit
• Delayed deliveries communicated with Customer and appropriate arrangements made and agreed to with the Customer

Customer Service

• Effective Customer Service Desk Management
• Record, follow up and resolve Customer Complaints
• To ensure an efficient Customer Service at all times (all Customers are attended to)
• Telephone etiquette (to ensure that all calls are answered within the required time)

Store Standards

• Effective management of the Ready for Business Checklists and processes with regards to area of responsibility and those of the General Assistant, Sales Advisors and Forklift Drivers.
• Price changes to be implemented in line with advertised prices.
• Implementation of planograms

People Management

• Ensure that all General Assistants, Sales Advisors and Forklift Drivers are present and available in their area of responsibility in order to assist Customers and perform all their responsibilities
• Ensure General Assistants, Sales Advisors and Forklift Drivers have a trained backup available.
• Ensure General Assistants, Sales Advisors and forklift Drivers execute their daily duties (Ready for Business and Beyond my Control)

Safety (OHSA) Requirements

• Ensure that safety standards are adhered to
• Ensure Employees under control of Sales Coordinator wear correct protective clothing and safe use of equipment.

Security Awareness

• Be aware of any suspicious people and / or activities in and outside the Store.
• Password security

Values:

Integrity

• Complying with generally accepted standards in activities related to the position.

• keeps promises.

• creates realistic expectations.

• is sincere.

• handles sensitive information carefully.

• shows awareness of values, indicates when boundaries are crossed.

Accuracy

• Effectively handling detailed information and being consistently attentive to details.

• Works in an orderly fashion.

• Ensures that matters are handled in an orderly and accurate manner from start to finish.

• Prevents mistakes.

• Invests energy in checking his/her work for mistakes.

Client focus

• Identifying and actively responding to clients' wishes and needs.

• Deals with clients in a friendly manner.

• Shows involvement in the client's problem.

• Makes clients feel welcome.

• Approaches the client's question with a can-do mentality

Personal development

• Being aware of one's own strengths and weaknesses: consciously working on personal development.

• Is focused on self-broadening and/or gaining more in-depth knowledge.

• Follows relevant training programmes and/or looks for opportunities to gain experience.

• Seeks and uses opportunities for personal development.

• Asks for feedback in order to learn