Job in PortHarcourt at GE for Sales Manager

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Job Title: Sales Manager
Job Number: 1946446
Job Location: Port Harcourt

Role Summary/Purpose:
Demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. This role contributes to the overall strategy and manages complex issues within functional areas of expertise. GE Inspection Technologies products covered by the role: Ultrasonic Testing, Radiographic Testing, Eddy Current and Remote Visual Inspections.

Essential Responsibilities:
The Sales Manager 5 develops practical and innovative ways to identify and meet goals. In this role you will be responsible for work that is less defined in scope, utilize your understanding and experience to execute business objectives, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.
· Provide leadership for sales to assigned customers through the formulation and execution for strategies and plans that capitalize on the customer’s strengths as supplemented by GE’s products and services
· Build customer relationships with the assigned customer for sales
· Support the assigned customer in sales activities and provide assistance to the customer in identifying new opportunities
· Coordinate activities and provide leadership to establish individual sales strategies obtaining appropriate approvals for pricing, and delivery
· Negotiate contracts as required
· Maintain knowledge of market trends, competitive actions, product needs, and customer base
· Work with Marketing to develop project specific sales strategies for assigned customers
· Make recommendations for continued growth
Qualifications/Requirements: - Minimum of 4 years NDT experience is key
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in a sales, support, or
marketing field)
- At least 3 additional years of experience in Sales, Customer & Product Support or Services.
- NDT Level II certification in at least one method- UT, RT,
- Willingness and ability to travel 60% of the time
- A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required.
- Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics:
· Strong oral and written communication skills
· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
· In-depth knowledge of the industrial applications for product lines and markets

· Integrative team working style - Solid presentation skills
· Strong creative problem solving skills
· Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
· Strong customer mindset
· Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
Mode of Application: Click here to apply

Application Deadline: 30th June, 2014.