Sales Intern - Food Partners

Our client, an on-demand Courier Service that delivers products ordered through their mobile app, seeks to recruit a Sales Intern for Food Partners. The Sales Intern will support cold calling of leads in all towns and cities where the company operates, aiming to increase the number of food partners on the platform.

• Support the Sales team with converting cold leads to warm leads, helping increase the number of food partners on the platform.
• Achieve agreed KPIs and targets by proactively selling product offerings, meeting customer needs, and exceeding expectations.
• Attain a minimum number of customer audits per week to ensure an effectively managed customer base.
• Ensure all sales administration and coordination is accomplished effectively and accurately for a seamless handover to the operations team.
• Manage new and existing customer requirements, anticipate needs, and spot potential sales opportunities.
• Self-generate sales leads through networking, referrals, and warm/cold calling.
• Set up appointments and visit potential customers for new business.
• Provide pre-sales technical expertise and product education to customers through training and learning.
• Conduct market research to identify selling possibilities.
• Collaborate with the team to achieve better results.
• Take personal ownership for the delivery of agreed SMART objectives.
• Proactively identify and assist the Sales and Marketing Manager and other senior managers to obtain continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity and honesty at all times.
• Work flexible hours around the needs of both customers and the company.
• Undertake any other duties as requested by the Sales and Marketing Manager.
• Drive both existing and new business and work closely with other departments to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Manage contract negotiations to establish strong working relationships with partners.
• Act as an ambassador, work hard as a team, and execute fast.
• Act with initiative, anticipate consequences, and seek long-term benefit.
• Embrace feedback as a core part of the job.
• Be direct, honest, and trustworthy.
• Stay lean and use company resources carefully.
• Work hard to learn the company's A to Z.
• If you see a problem not in your department, try to fix it anyway.
• Be humble and never say, "That's not my job!"

• Degree level in a business or Social Sciences related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in English.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Computer Literacy: Knowledge and Confidence in MS Office.
• At least 1-2 years' experience of sales or marketing in a B2B environment.
• Sales and marketing best practice / knowledge of current tools i.e., CRM tools.
• Aligned with company values and enact them in personal and professional life.
• Energetic and outgoing team player with high levels of integrity, confidence, and resilience.
• Creative thinker keen on developing existing skills and learning new ones.
• Highly motivated self-starter and completer/finisher able to work under pressure without compromising quality.
• Strong business acumen, comfortable in making decisions and handling contractual and commercial negotiations.
• Shares the Company's values of hard work, integrity, honesty, expertise, and great service.
• Lifelong learner who embraces the opportunity to acquire new skills and ideas, potentially through self-study.
• Swahili or any other local language is an advantage.