Sales Executive At Cdl Human Resource
full-time
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Sales Executive is responsible for driving the acquisition of new customers, growing revenue, expanding the company's product and service adoption, and managing assigned customer accounts.
The role will actively identify and pursue new business opportunities, develop and manage a healthy sales pipeline, conduct product demonstrations, convert prospects into customers, and maintain strong relationships with existing clients.
The role will work closely with the Technical, Customer Service, Finance, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure successful customer onboarding, product adoption, issue resolution, collections, and overall customer satisfaction.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business Development & Customer Acquisition:
Identify, prospect, and pursue new business opportunities within the assigned market segments and territories.
Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified prospects.
Conduct cold calls, field visits, referrals, networking, digital prospecting, and other business development activities to generate leads.
Qualify prospects based on business needs, potential value, decision-making authority, and readiness to purchase.
Follow up consistently with prospects throughout the sales cycle and convert qualified leads into paying customers.
Negotiate commercial terms within approved company guidelines and facilitate successful deal closure.
Identify opportunities to cross-sell and upsell the company's products and services.
Customer Onboarding & Account Management
Coordinate with the relevant internal teams to ensure smooth and timely onboarding of new customers.
Develop and manage a portfolio of key and strategic accounts.
Drive customer adoption and continued use of the company's products and services.
Monitor customer satisfaction and proactively address issues that may affect retention.
Identify opportunities to increase customer value, revenue, and product usage within existing accounts.
Revenue Generation & Target Achievement
Achieve and, where possible, exceed assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and revenue targets.
Drive growth in customer acquisition, transaction volumes, inventory, and other agreed commercial metrics.
Develop and execute individual sales plans aligned with the company's overall commercial strategy.
Sales Pipeline & Activity Management
Maintain an accurate and up-to-date sales pipeline in the company's CRM or designated sales management system.
Ensure all prospects are properly recorded and progressed through the relevant sales stages.
Maintain accurate information on prospect status, expected closure dates, deal values, next actions, and probability of conversion.
Ensure opportunities do not remain inactive without a documented next action.
Provide regular updates on pipeline movement, opportunities, challenges, and expected closures.
Product & Market Knowledge
Maintain strong and up-to-date knowledge of the company's products, services, pricing, value proposition, and competitive advantages.
Understand customer business needs and effectively demonstrate how the company's solutions address those needs.
Stay informed about industry trends, market developments, customer needs, and competitor activities.
Provide feedback to management on market opportunities, customer requirements, competitor offerings, and emerging trends.
Work with relevant internal teams to communicate recurring customer feedback and identify opportunities for product or service improvement.
Reporting & Sales Administration
Prepare and submit accurate and timely sales reports as required.
Maintain accurate records of customer information, sales activities, opportunities, meetings, demonstrations, proposals, and closed deals.
Provide regular reports on sales performance, pipeline status, customer acquisition, inventory growth, and revenue achievement.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Technical teams to support customer demonstrations, implementation, training, and onboarding where required.
Work with Finance to support accurate invoicing, collections, and resolution of account related issues.
Collaborate with Marketing on lead generation, campaigns, events, promotions, and other customer acquisition initiatives.
Coordinate with Operations and Management on strategic accounts and business development opportunities.
Compliance & Ethical Conduct
Ensure all sales activities comply with company policies, procedures, applicable laws, regulations, and approved commercial terms.
Represent the company professionally and ethically in all interactions with customers and stakeholders.
Protect confidential company and customer information.
Avoid making unauthorized commitments, representations, discounts, or commercial agreements on behalf of the company. Uphold the company's reputation and professional standards always.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Business Management, Marketing, Sales, Commerce, Information Technology, or a related field.
2 - 3 years of proven experience in B2B sales, preferably selling software, technology, SaaS, ERP, fin-tech, payments, or other business solutions.
Demonstrable track record of achieving sales or revenue targets.
Experience in prospecting, lead generation, sales presentations, negotiations, and closing deals.
Experience using CRM systems or other sales pipeline management tools.
Professional sales certification such as CPSA or equivalent is an added advantage.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Industry-specific knowledge relevant to the company's products and target markets is an added advantage.
KEY COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
Commercial & Sales Skills
Performance & Execution
Analytical & Reporting Skills
Relationship & Collaboration Skills