Softcom was established in 2007 with a mission to “connect people and businesses with meaningful innovation”. A technology company which aims to solve problems that will connect people and businesses to value that ultimately improves their lives. We want our products to enable inclusion and growth for people and businesses in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Account Associate – Retail

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Description

• As the Account Associate for Retail, you will be responsible for developing sales strategies and attracting new clients.
• You will source new sales opportunities and close sales to achieve quotas. The successful candidate will play a key role in increasing income and revenue by negotiating with clients, generating leads, qualifying prospects, and managing sales of our products.

Job Responsibilities

• Promote and sell our Retail products to target customers.
• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships.
• Reach out to customer leads through cold calling.
• Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction.
• Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments.
• Analyze the territory/market’s potential, track sales, and status reports.
• Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends.
• Meet or exceed sales goals.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports.
• Give sales presentations to a range of prospective clients.
• Coordinate sales efforts with marketing programs.
• Other specific responsibilities as defined.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• 1 – 3 Experience in a sales role in a similar capacity.
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales.
• Excellent selling, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to the audience needs
• Computer skills, especially MS Office and CRM software.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.