Jumia Jobs, Corporate Sales Agent

 Corporate Sales Agent

Jumia Travel is a hotel/flights booking website that provides travellers with the perfect place/flight they need at the best price from more than 25,000 hotels in Africa and more
than 200,000 hotels around the world

Main Responsibility

• Signing up new prospects (SMEs, multinationals, public organisations, etc.)
• Following up on existing partnerships and supporting the growth of sales via this channel
• Making sure all your clients’ bookings are carried out thoroughly
• Presenting Jumia Travel services in person or on the phone to the relevant decision makers
• Negotiating terms and conditions of partnership
• Managing sales accounts by analyzing needs, creating strategies, and measuring client and member responses.
• Securing bid opportunities through direct contact, e-mail and telephone
• Prospecting organisations by soliciting favorable contacts with potential new accounts
• Retaining existing accounts by researching and resolving customer problems
• Conducting follow-up calls to identify future business needs. Solicit feedback, identify issues and recommend enhancements to products or services
• Ensuring client and member satisfaction by facilitating positive, long-term relationships
• Helping account receivable to collect when needed
• Developing and supporting sales presentations and events
• Embedding a sales management culture
• Creating trust with all partners
• Reporting prospection on a tracking software

Required Skills and Qualification

• At least 1-2 years experience selling to corporate customers
• Must have strong sales or business development background
• Enthusiastic, driven and confident – Ability to clearly and persuasively articulate the company’s mission, product and business value
• Proven ability to learn new technology quickly, adapt to changing needs and possess strong analytical skills
• Ability to quickly build productive relationships in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
• Perfect spoken and written English is a must
• Network and contacts in the hospitality industry are an added advantage

We offer:

A unique experience in an international, entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
An unparalleded personal and professional improvement as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures
The opportunity to be part of a team full of talented people with the best backgrounds

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