Internships
Sales/Office Assistant: Trusted Interns
Sales/Office Assistant: Trusted Interns
Description
Part-time position — required three days a week — on a three-month contract.
The event will be taking place on 9–11 June 2019 in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre. You will be required during these days, this also allows you a great platform to network, catch the latest trends and be part of an industry first!
Duties:
- Contact businesses or private individuals by telephone in order to solicit sales
- Explain products, services, prices, answer questions from customers
- Record names, addresses, purchases and reactions of prospects contacted
- Adjust sales scripts to better target the needs and interests of specific individuals
- Work on database daily – by obtaining names and telephone numbers of potential customers from sources such as making direct telephone calls, internet, social media and lists purchased from other organisations
- Answer telephone calls from potential customers who have been solicited through advertisements
- Telephone or write emails to respond to correspondence from customers or to follow up initial sales contacts
- Maintain records of contacts
- Schedule appointments for sales representatives to meet with prospective customers or for customers to attend sales presentations
- Organise/maintain filing system
- Prepare documents, schedule appointments, answer telephones, type documents and support requests made by operating executive in line with the brand
Requirements
- Must have own laptop
- Must be available three days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
- Fluent in English language both written and spoken
- Strong telephone and communication skills
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Good level of computer proficiency
- MS Office knowledge
- Great organisational skills
- Time and deadline management
- Attention to detail very essential
- Positive-can-do attitude
- Must be based in Johannesburg
Please note: In order to apply for this and other internships, please click on the apply button which will take you to the interns’ platform – www.trustedinterns.co.za. Register your profile, and once approved, you can go ahead and apply.
