New Business Development/Sales needed at Fidelity Services Group

Essential Duties & Key Performance Responsibilities: (Not totally inclusive)

• Accountability for client growth and proactively increasing turnover through own existing client base as well as new clients.
• Ensure Revenue targets are met by achieving planned sales goals. Targets may vary as per business requirement and at management discretion.
• Securing profitable new business.
• Attending to potential clients in different areas of responsibility
• Addressing and resolving client’s queries promptly and satisfactorily.
• Physically conducting site surveys for all security requirements
• Personally, designing and costing the complete solution offering
• Preparing and presenting complex proposals.
• Ensuring that quotations are submitted timeously to clients.
• Building and maintaining professional relationships with clients
• Planning, budgeting, co-ordinating and attending to client’s requirements.
• Assisting with marketing related issues.
• Compiling and submitting weekly and monthly management reports.
• Acquiring thorough in-depth trade and competitor knowledge
• To ensure that all contracts and quotations are completed accurately and in full, with necessary drawings and or technical addendum’s to be attached
• Ensure timeous submission of all paperwork to ensure enough time allowed to source any non-standard stock items.
• Ensure only approved equipment in accordance with company policies are sold
• Identify and develop sales opportunities, incorporating extensive cold calling activities, in order to maximise growth within a specific market
• Securing profitable new business through cold calling and other appropriate means.
• Attending to potential clients in different areas of responsibility.
• Addressing and resolving client’s queries promptly and satisfactorily.
• Physically conducting site surveys for security requirements and preparing proposals.
• Ensuring that quotations are submitted timeously to clients.
• Building and maintaining professional relationships with clients.
• Planning, budgeting, co-ordinating and attending client’s needs.
• Assisting with marketing related issues for the area.
• Compiling and submitting weekly and monthly management reports.

 Minimum Requirements:

• Post Matric qualification or equivalent
• Senior Sales experience in security industry essential
• At least 5 years’ experience in sales in a similar position.
• Sales diploma or equivalent qualifications.
• Must be professional and well presented at all times.
• Capable to work under pressure and for extended hours, if required.
• Full competence in the use and application of the Ms Office suite programs.
• Must be prepared to travel and own transport essential.
• Previous experience in the security industry would be a distinct advantage
• Computer Literate (MS Office, advanced Excel, PowerPoint)
• Valid driver’s license
• Reliable car
• PSIRA grading for position – Grade A (Company Requirement)