Vacancy Announcement at LESSO Ethiopia

LESSO Ethiopia is seeking qualified and competent applicants to fill the following positions:

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1. Junior Site Sales Engineer

Job Summary:

Provides technical and engineering information about products, services, or equipment.
Identifies potential customers and organizes sales call schedules.
Maintains extensive knowledge of the company’s products and assists in closing sales where technical expertise is required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepares technical presentations to explain the company’s products to customers.
Works closely with customers and engineers to ensure products meet system requirements.
Collaborates with sales teams to understand customer requirements and provide sales support.
Researches, develops, and modifies products to meet customer needs.
Assists customers with product issues and recommends improvements.
Collects customer feedback to develop new sales and marketing strategies.
Identifies areas for improvement and communicates issues with the sales department.
Secures orders, ensures product specifications, and ensures product delivery.

Department: Marketing and Sales Department
Reports To: Marketing and Sales Division Head
Required No.: 03

Skill and Educational Background:

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Management, or Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering.
Experience: 2 years, with some background in construction work.
Computer skills.
Strong technical and operational abilities.
Good written and verbal communication.
Team-oriented with strong public relations skills.
Strong numerical, analytical, and presentation abilities.

2. Export Sales Officer

Job Summary:

Sells the company’s products to international clients.
Presents products to potential buyers through various communication channels.
Analyzes market dynamics and customer needs to provide solutions and integrate the company’s products.
Follows up on orders with warehouse, operations teams, transport companies, and forwarders.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops and implements market development plans for products in defined areas.
Communicates with external potential customers to support and increase sales volume.
Provides leadership to customer service, planning, and logistics teams to ensure customers receive appropriate shipments.
Works with international agents attending trade shows and conferences.
Investigates new sales opportunities and actively solicits business from potential customers.
Negotiates export rates and services to reduce operating costs and increase profitability.
Responds promptly to customer complaints and seeks profitable solutions.
Maintains records of export details to ensure compliance with government policies and transportation laws.

Department: Marketing and Sales Department
Reports To: Marketing and Sales Head
Required No.: 02

Skill and Educational Background:

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or Business Management.
Experience: 5 years in export sales and business organizations.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Team-oriented with strong public relations skills.
Proficiency in one of the top business languages.
Good written and verbal communication.
Strong technical and operational skills.
Strong numerical and analytical abilities.
Computer skills.

3. Showroom Sales Officer

Job Summary:

Works closely with customers, contractors, and engineers in providing the company’s products.
Provides expert product knowledge, selection support, and customer service.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Works with customers or their representatives in planning and product selection.
Provides consultative sales and interpersonal skills.
Greets and meets visitors in the showroom, understands their needs, makes presentations, and advises on products and solutions.
Prepares quotations according to customer needs and specifications, conducts and handles payments.
Uses appropriate office technologies and computers to process orders and maintain communication with contacts.
Maintains the showroom professionally and follows company policies and procedures.
Follows sales terms and conditions in line with company policy.
Reports to the Marketing and Sales Head.

Department: Marketing and Sales Department
Reports To: Marketing and Sales Head
Required No.: 03

Skill and Educational Background:

Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Management, or Sanitary/Water/Civil Engineering.
Experience: 4/2 years in sales works in business organizations.
Computer skills.
Good written and verbal communication.
Strong technical and operational skills.
Team-oriented with strong public relations skills.
Strong numerical, analytical, and presentation abilities.

4. Marketing and Sales Division Head

Job Summary:

Plans, organizes, leads, controls, evaluates, and reports marketing and sales activities to execute strategies maximizing market share and company positioning.
Conducts research and creates plans and prospects for marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Plans and directs the company’s sales and marketing policies, goals, and initiatives.
Develops and oversees sales and marketing functions to ensure strategies are aligned to achieve sales and brand objectives.
Promotes existing brands and introduces new products to the market.
Conducts research and develops marketing opportunities and plans.
Gathers, investigates, and summarizes market data and trends.
Develops and conducts sales campaigns and marketing promotional plans.
Maintains relationships with customers, understands their needs, and identifies new marketing opportunities.
Organizes the sales and marketing team to reach potential customers creatively.
Ensures timely and professional execution of all quotes.
Conducts site inspections and familiarization visits to potential areas.
Monitors profiles of major clients in different media platforms and ensures appropriate responses are posted.

Department: Marketing and Sales Department
Reports to: Marketing and Sales Department Manager
Required No.: 01

Skill and Educational Background:

MA/BA in Marketing Management or Business Management.
Experience: 4/6 years, with 2 years of middle-level managerial experience in the marketing field in business organizations.
Strong in people management, operations, and technology.
Excellent verbal and writing communication.
Inventive in addressing issues.
Flexible, upbeat, and a good team member.
High standards of integrity and confidence.

Location: Head Office

Application Deadline: March 25, 2024

Application Process:

Interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements are invited to apply with non-returnable copies of supporting documents within 10 days in person or as a single PDF file via email to hrlessoethiopia@gmail.com.

Address: Afework Building, 8th floor, located around Urael, besides Bambis