Education Level**

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/qualification

Experience Level**

• less than 2 years

In this Sales Trainee position**

• Administer sales sub function plans and processes to deliver business growth, profitability and enhance customer retention for a defined area/ territory in line with business strategy, financial objectives, Group guidelines and policies.

• Administer sales plans covering sales forecasts, revenues, costs and budgets for a defined area/ territory.

• Administer sales, marketing, customer retention, advertising, pricing and distribution plans for the territory/area.

• Strengthen commercial exposure- Include participation in customer meetings, joint sales visits, and exposure to the quotation and negotiation process.

• Assist formulate concept to manage critical pricing policies, monitor profitability against targets and manage price re-negotiation.

• Perform reconciliation of sales, revenues and costs against forecasts to identify problem areas.

• Identify and highlight improvement areas based on pipeline reporting in collaboration with sales effectiveness.

• Apply prescribed processes to research market trends and customer requirements and support translation of products/ services into solutions to meet their needs.

• Support coordination to implement customer strategies, contract negotiations, cross selling activities and supply chain management processes.

• Administer sales support processes and tools to ensure sales force effectiveness.

Stakeholders****

• Explain facts, policies and practices related to job area.

• Support and interact primarily with colleagues of own sub-function.

• Develop a network of contacts to build up relationships and strengthen the organizational, product and market knowledge.

Management Responsibility**

• Individual contributor without direct responsibility for leading others.