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• Increase the penetration of Automotive Aftermarket Products and exceed the sales forecast for the products in your territory.
• Achieve annual sales operating plans.
• Drive sales throughout the Transportation Industry by delivering strong head office promotional calendars.
• Identify and prioritise market segment and alternative channel opportunities for Automotive Aftermarket Division Products.
• Prepare and execute annual sales plan.
• Foster strong relationships with key account contacts at head office level.
• Support the execution of plans through AAD distribution network.
• Take responsibility for other products/projects as required.
• Spend 80% of territory time face to face with the end user customer.
• Responsibility for a regional sales territory, which will include overnight.

• Prospect for new needs and sales leads.
• Make product recommendations, carry out site surveys.
• Run training programs.
• New Product introductions.
• Demonstration of products to potential new users.
• Prompt service and attention to customer requirements
• Communicating market needs and trends to Marketing.
• Communicating competitive trends to Marketing.
• You will receive an annual sales target to be reached by selling the total range of products under your responsibility.

• Maintain accurate and detailed contact management records using the 3M Salesforce CRM database.
• Provide detailed feedback of market trends, competitive activity and industry trends.
• Complete fortnightly expense reports in accordance with company policy.
• Complete annual Contribution and Development Summaries in conjunction with the Sales Manager.
• Attend meetings and sales conferences as required.
• Complete all mandatory training.

• Higher School Certificate or equivalent.
• No Specific Tertiary Qualifications required
• Cert III - Paint Technician or Panel Beater Technician Qualification preferred
• 3-5 years in a professional Sales role.
• Experience in an Industrial Sales role preferred
• Knowledge of Industrial products or terminology an advantage
• Strong selling and key account management skills
• High degree of computer literacy including Microsoft Word, Excel analysis & Power Point required
• Strong business acumen and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation and listening skills
• High attention to details
• Confident manner with internal team and external customers
• Strong problem solving ability & resourcefully innovative in order to fulfil customers’ requirements
• Strong and consistent recent sales results
• Previous supervisory responsibility preferred, but the passion for development of this ability essential

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