Sales Specialist

**Location**:Miri, MY**Job Summary**
Sales Specialist supports the Sales Manager and the Manager, Local Business Line in day-to-day business with the aim to be developed into the role of a Sales Manager

**General Responsibilities**
- Support the (Senior) Sales Manager and Manager, Local Business Line in managing day-to-day business
- Visit customers together with Sales Manager to learn how to build a customer relationship and how to negotiate sales agreements
- Prepare forecasts, market reports as well as regular competitor and market surveys
- Provide administrative support to the sales team (e.g. preparing presentations)
- Responsible for own projects (organize a customer event, sales of new products, work on improvements within the area of responsibility)
- Support Specialist, Sales Support activities (e.g. order taking and submission, shipment and tracking)
- Optional: Profit and loss responsibility for the assigned area of responsibility (products or territory mostly for C and D customers) including budget and result accountability
- Respond to customer and supplier queries in English and the local language
- Calculation and submitting offers to customers
- Collecting and managing of product information
- Dispatch of marketing material and product information
- Planning exhibitions and represent DKSH at exhibitions
- Follow up on customer issues
- Communication with the European logistics

**Functional Skills and Knowledge**
- Motivated to learn about the industry and the products
- Good knowledge of office tools (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Fluent in the local language and English

**Education**
Professional qualification in commercial/trading

**Work Experience**
First experience in sales, procurement, import/export, trading (1-2 years)