Summary
As a Trade Sales Representative at Knauf Gypsum Tanzania Limited, you will be a key point of contact between Knauf and the clients: responsible for selling Knauf products by identifying leads, educating prospects on products through calls, trainings, and presentations, and providing existing customers with exceptional support.

Responsibilities

• Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails.
• Cold calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
• Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales.
• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule.
• Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
• Gaining a clear understanding of customers’ businesses and requirements.
• Making accurate, rapid cost calculations and providing customers with quotations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum work experience; Three (3) years as a Sales representative.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to accuracy.
• Honesty and clear integrity
• Problem Solving skills.
• Negotiation Skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Performance oriented
• Three or more years of sales experience within a similar industry

About Knauf

Knauf Gypsum Tanzania is a leading manufacturer and supplier of gypsum boards, skimming powder, metal profile and building accessories in East Africa. As we continue to expand our business, we are seeking a motivated and skilled Trade Sales Representative to join our team.