.Business Area: Local Vodafone Business UnitPosting Country: PortugalDate Posted: 13 Aug 2024Full Time / Part Time: Full TimeContract Type: PermanentAt Vodafone, we're working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.What you'll doProvides expert knowledge and is responsible for driving delivery of the direct sales activities through face-to-face, inbound/outbound phone, or door-to-door channels, which drive the sales of products and services directly to either consumer or business customers.Focusing on new business and developing existing customer accounts for higher penetration through customer account management.Focuses on performing business dealings, negotiations and signing up contracts and identifying opportunities and strategies to win business from the customers.Reports to Sales Manager.Executes the timely delivery of sales activities, in line with sales targets, around customer acquisitions, customer retentions and customer care within assigned sales segment.Ensures that the sales solutions for customer needs and requirements are aligned to the Vodafone sales strategy.Plans and develops a customer specific strategy and business plan in line with Vodafone's product and service portfolio.May guide team in understanding the customer industry.Builds and maintains strong relations and works closely with internal stakeholders to deliver activities in response to internal/external business issues that impact upon revenue, cost or margin.Demonstrates strong communication skills and effectively interacts with wider stakeholder groups.Works effectively with colleagues to influence customers decisions through specific sales skills and product and industry knowledge.Uses best practice knowledge to provide thought leadership for delivery of negotiations and signing up contracts.Influences customer decisions through specific sales skills and product and industry knowledge.Cooperates with internal teams (e.G. Technology, Marketing, Commercial Management) on the preparation of individual business customer solutions based on customer requirements.May provide informal guidance to junior staff.Who you areHigh customer orientation.Planning and organising.Team and collaborative working.Effective relationships and networking.Effective communication and negotiation skills.Results focused.Thinking and acting strategically.Long life learning awareness.Experience in selling technical solutions and solid knowledge of the IT sector.Driver's license
