Job reference: HP/SM/1/Our client operates a high end residential property real estate company, established in 2006, with a high net worth client base.
Job description
The Sales and Marketing Manager will be responsible and accountable for generating leads and closing sales with home buyers and will report to the Directors.
The incumbent will be tasked with:
• Generating leads by executing the Sales strategy through sales and marketing strategies including but not limited to organising presence at general real estate events, advertising, website, organising dedicated sales events etc.
• Managing the communications and PR strategy, and its projects.
• Managing the relationships with the real estate agents our client works with.
• Following up the leads generated and closing sales.
• Managing a sales assistant that our client will employ to lead the sales through their administrative and legal processes.
• Attending Sales and Marketing meetings and be responsible for the preparation of annual and monthly sales and marketing budgets.
• Will be largely responsible for the company’s sales and marketing strategy.
• Sales materials and production thereof will be outsourced and the incumbent will be responsible for supervision of the same.
Experience, qualifications and skills required
• Must be degree educated.
• Must have a minimum of 6 years experience in a similar senior position with proven sales skills.
• Have a sales background where products or services sold have been a ‘hard sell’.
• International experience is essential.
• The incumbent must be able to network and communicate comfortably with all cultures and nationalities.
About you
The candidate we are looking for needs to:
• Must have an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Should be able to work independently, solve problems and get things done.
• Should have experience in Sales, communications and PR.
• Should be flexible, not have a 9am to 5pm mentality.
• Want to grow with the business for the longer term.
• Be able to work in a small business environment and handle the responsibilities of the job.
• Have an excellent Kenyan (and international ideally) network of contacts.
Remuneration
This is strictly a sales position.
An attractive package is offered dependent on skills, experience and qualifications.
Send your C.V. in plain word format that is not tabulated, with a recent photograph of yourself embedded in the top right hand corner of the C.V. Please do not attach any scanned certificates/documents.
Attach an application letter on why you feel your experience, skills and qualifications would suit this position, ensuring you insert your salary expectation at the bottom of your letter.
Please ensure you quote your current salary in your application letter and provide referee contacts for your past three line managers. Character references are not acceptable. Proven sales skills for this position must be provided in the form of sales achievements. Please list these in your letter.
Please do not apply unless you meet the criteria of the job description and ensure you quote Job Ref HP/SM/1 in all correspondence.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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