Origo Software is currently seeking Sales Representative to join our growing team. Origo Software is a technology innovator whose vision is to provide technologies that facilitate and enable market driven enterprises to achieve dominance and profitability by converging people, data, and communication resources. We are a vibrant company on the verge of an immense growth opportunity. As a result we are looking for the best creative and technical minds to complement and help sustain our rapid growth.

General Summary:

•   Achieves maximum sales profitability, growth and account penetration within an assigned territory and/or market segment by effectively selling the company’s products and/or related services.
•   The candidates must be bright, driven self-starters.
•   Personally contacts and secures new business accounts/customers.

Core Functions:

•   Promotes/sells/secures orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship-based approach.
•   Demonstrates products and services to existing/potential customers and assists them in selecting those best suited to their needs.

Details of Functions:

•   Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the company.
•   Makes telephone calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
•   Researches sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential.
•   Develops clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
•   Expedites the resolution of customer problems and complaints.
•   Coordinates sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting, logistics and technical service groups.
•   Analyzes the territory/market’s potential and determines the value of existing and prospective customers value to the organization.
•   Creates and manages a customer value plan for existing customers highlighting profile, share and value opportunities.
•   Identifies advantages and compares organization’s products/services.
•   Plans and organizes personal sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time Investment for the territory/segment.
Supplies management with oral and written reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
•   Keeps abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends through the reading of pertinent literature and consulting with marketing and technical service areas.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum HND/First Degree in Marketing, sales management or any other related area.
•   Previous experience in sales, marketing, client services, business development in a software company.
•   Demonstrated aptitude for problem-solving; ability to determine solutions for customers (consultative sales approach).
•   Must be results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.
•   Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•   Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite applications and contact management software.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should forward a cover letter and recent CV to

hr.westafrica@origosoftware.com

Closing Date: 16 September, 2014

•   The subject line of email should read the job title.
•   Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.