IT Sales & Marketing Officer at Event Finder Africa

Salary Range: Kes 10,000 – 25,000 Location: Kilifi

Job Purpose

Our growing organization is looking for an experienced IT sales and marketing officer to create and implement sales and marketing strategies that further our goals. As our company expands, we’re in need of someone who can promote our brand, interact with the public and establish productive relationships with key stakeholders. Applicants should be excited about developing and implementing plans to engage target audiences and spread the message about our products. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of success in the IT sales and marketing sector or related fields, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Preference will be given to those who also have experience and skills in Digital Marketing.

The post holder should be able to: -

• Give detailed information about technical specifications and the ways in which they could meet a customer’s needs. This should include ability to provide eloquent demonstrations of the company’s products to potential clients.
• Execute actual sales involving negotiating commercial agreements to the benefit of both the company and clients.
• Receiving and logging technical faults and maintenance issues and working with technical colleagues to resolve the issues raised. Ensuring clients are happy by reviewing product utilization and also to advise clients on the best standards of operations.

Role Responsibilities

• Understanding customers' diverse, specific business needs and applying product knowledge to meet those needs;
• Cold-calling in order to create interest in products and services, generate new business leads and arrange meetings;
• Identifying and developing new business through networking and courtesy and follow-up calls;
• Preparing and delivering customer presentations and demonstrations of the software, articulately and confidently;
• Marketing and promoting a portfolio of products by writing and designing sales literature and through attending industry events;
• Maintaining awareness and keeping abreast of constantly changing software and hardware systems and peripherals;
• Developing effective sales plans using sales methodology;
• Meeting sales targets set by managers and contributing to team targets
• Networking with existing customers in order to maintain links and promote additional products and upgrades;
• Handling hardware or software problems and faults and referring on to specialist technical colleagues;
• Managing workload in order to organise and prioritise daily and weekly goals;
• Contributing to team or progress meetings to update and inform colleagues;
• Updating the company’s social media sites and ensuring that the content is current and relevant;
• Responding to client enquiries;
• Writing marketing materials and coordinating promotional events;
• Coordinating with company executives to plan the corporation's public relations strategy;
• Ensuring that digital marketing content aligns with our brand’s identity and message, and assisting with marketing campaigns as needed;
• Identifying target audiences and creating strategies to effectively engage them;

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma in Business Information Technology/Systems or Diploma in Business Management with IT or Diploma in Computer Science or Diploma in IT or Diploma in Business Administration or Diploma in Sales & Marketing or any equivalent qualification.
• At least 1 year working experience with an exposure to sales and marketing in the IT industry.
• Computer literate. Certificate in computer packages

Skills

• Self-motivation and a competitive, results-driven attitude;
• Passion, dedication and focus;
• A good level of technical understanding with enthusiasm for new technology and its commercial uses;
• Stamina, resilience and the ability to work well under pressure;
• Articulate and confident presentation skills and professional telephone manner;
• Time-management skills and the ability to prioritise own working schedule;
• Attention to detail;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• ability to work well in a team.

Other Benefits

The position holder will be entitled to a revenue share of 5% for every lead converted to a customer.

EventFinderAfrica is an equal opportunity employer. The company guarantees fairness during the entire recruitment process. The company does not request at any stage of the recruitment, money to paid for any fee or service. The entire recruitment process is free of charge. Likewise, the company does not offer any payments to applicants for any kind of facilitation.