Sales Representative – Pistachio Solutions

Paratus Botswana is a subsidiary of Paratus Group Holdings, which is a PAN African Telecommunications company. Paratus Botswana provides businesses with an unlimited full-service quality network, diverse routing, and through the Paratus Group, with an extended network reach internationally. In delivering Africas quality network, Paratus Botswana thinks big and believes passionately in the potential of Africa. The company is investing in infrastructure and in delivering unlimited, reliable, and affordable connectivity which, in turn, will help unlock Africas potential. Paratus is looking for a talented and dynamic candidate to join its sales department. If you have what it takes to complement our team, put your application through.

Job description

Reporting to the Sales Manager, the ideal candidate will over and above, prospect and close sales leads to help generate revenue for the company. The incumbent will handle account management with existing clients while building relationships and bringing new logos to the business. They will also be responsible for executing the set sales strategy enabling the company to have a competitive edge in the market.

Responsibilities & Competencies

• Pipeline line management and reporting to the Sales Manager.
• Business development and new business hunting.
• Generate and close prospective leads.
• Track and report all sales activities from allocated account portfolio.
• Identify opportunities in the market and have awareness of the industry trends.
• Retain existing customers and build relationship with new clients.
• Sales presentations and B2B direct solution selling.
• Prepare proposals and tenders based on solution design after consultation with technical pre-sales team.
• Ability to network and build rapport and possessing strong business acumen.

Qualifications

• A degree in Bachelor of Business Admin, Sales, Marketing or Technical qualification.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years prior Sales Executive experience and previous experience working within the Telecommunications or ISP industry will be an added advantage.
• Experienced with creating and maintaining relationships with sales leads.
• Ability to utilize CRM or equivalent sales management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of the telecommunications industry would be an added advantage.
• Key Attributes: Dependable, social, self-motivated, attention to detail, integrity, team player, analytical, results orientated, innovative, planning.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and tasks concurrently and work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Industry

• Telecommunications
• Computer Networking
• Information Technology & Services

Employment Type

• Contract

Remuneration:  Commission-Based

Closing Date: 16 February 2024