Organisation: Monitor Publications Limited (MPL)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Courier Sales Manager
About Us:
Monitor Publications Limited (MPL), a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating The Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.
Job Summary: The Courier Sales Executives will source new business and service existing clients so as to maximize on revenue generation and collection to meet business objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Aggressively grows courier business by conducting daily sales visits to potential and existing clients.
- Collects dues on all courier services sold on credit within agreed timelines
- Maintains sales contacts with appropriate representative of major courier clients and to follow-up and resolve any complaints.
- Develops daily/weekly and monthly prospects of potential clients
- Files weekly reports with the courier sales manager on week’s activities and itineraries.
- Provides monthly sales and collection reports to the sales manager.
- Manages all customer complaints and give feedback to ensure customer satisfaction and growing client portfolio.
- Meets weekly with courier sales manager to strategize on prospective clients and evaluate business from the existing clients
- Keenly reviews the previous day’s operations with courier sales manager for efficient service delivery
- Visits identified prospective clients, discusses business opportunities and facilitates signing of appropriate contracts
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Courier Sales Executives must hold Basic University Degrees
- Hold a Diploma in Sales & Marketing
- One to two years working experience in sales related field
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- High drive for results
- Very high personal standards
- Good proposal writing skills
- Ability to build strong relationships
- Appreciation for numbers
- Strong customer focus
- Good planning and organizing skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications, detailed CVs and academic documents with a daytime telephone number via post or hand delivery to:
The Nation Courier Sales Manager,
Monitor Publications Ltd.,
P.O. Box 12141, Kampala, Uganda
NB: Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 21st December 2016