Sales Executive

About: Planning and executing commercial growth initiatives with a strong emphasis on creating new long-term strategic partnerships and profitable deals across the Follk production and services.

Duties and responsibilities 

  • Develop and execute the sales strategy for the business including content distribution and production services.
  • Develop new relationships in an effort to grow business and help company expand.
  • Engage new potential clients, and take end-to-end responsibility for proposing, negotiating, drafting and closing new commercial deals to meet agreed sales goals.
  • Identify partnership opportunities
  • Research and recommend prospects for new business opportunities
  • Research and analyse sales options
  • Collect and analyse information and prepare data and sales reports
  • Attend conferences, meetings and industry events to generate new leads.
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients and prospects
  • Stay current with trends and competitors to identify improvements or recommend new products

Qualifications

  • Essential: High school diploma or higher Bachelor’s degree.
  • Desired: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.

Work experience and skills

  • Essential: 1 year experience in a similar role.
  • Desired: 3 – 5 years’ prior industry related business development experience.

Personal qualities and behavioural traits

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable multi-tasking, prioritizing and working to tight deadlines
  • Focused and goal-oriented
  • The ability to work collaboratively and proactively with multi-functional teams
  • Ability to negotiate and understanding of marketing skills
  • Self-motivated and goal-oriented, desire to deliver results
  • Experience in Sales
  • Competency in English
  • Knowledge of MS Office
  • Fast learner and quick thinker
  • Passionate about sales
  • Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies.
  • Knowledge of the kids and family content market, key dynamics, growth areas and macro trends an advantage.
  • Ability to create and deliver presentations
  • Ability to adapt and grow in a competitive environment
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