General Electric Kenya: Sales Specialist Job

The General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in the State of New York. In 2010, Forbes ranked GE as the world’s second largest company, based on a formula that compared the total sales, profits, assets, and market value of several multinational companies.The company has 304,000 employees around the world.

Sales Specialist:Ultrasound

Career Level:     Experienced

Function:             Sales

Function Segment:          Client, Account and Affiliate Origination and Management

Location:              Kenya

City:       Nairobi

Postal Code:       400

Relocation Expenses:     None

Role Summary/Purpose:

You will be responsible for selling ultrasound equipment and/or services in Kenya and other Southern African countries. Typically specializes in a single product or product line, and carries an overlay quota. Generally not account-assigned, and may work with account-assigned Sales Account Managers to close sale. May manage and coordinate the sales and technical team in support of the sale of the company’s products, and as a technical product expert.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Compiling lists of prospective customers and sales leads. Follow up as necessary
• Working with sales leaders and sales representatives to increase prospects and drive closure of opportunities
• Providing training to all sales team members on strategy and product offerings
• Making cold calls to potential customers where required
• Providing pricing strategy and insure pricing compliance for segment opportunities
• Estimating date of delivery to customer based on knowledge of the company’s production and delivery schedules
• Forecasting orders and sales of assigned territory and submit monthly report
• Representing the company at trade association meetings to promote product and company

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree with minimum 5 years of selling experience in ultrasound equipment (advantageous) OR a medical, healthcare or technical field or Life Sciences field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Able to travel
• Valid motor vehicle license

Desired Characteristics:

• Previous experience in sales
• Previous experience selling capital goods
• Direct experience selling to CXO levels as well as technical decision makers

To apply:

Click on the link below,

http://www.ge.com/careers/

select Kenya, then job and apply