Intern in Sales in Food and Chemical Engineering

Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Department: Field Support
Reporting Relationship: Field Support Supervisor/Sales Supervisor

Insight Management Tanzania Limited, a HR consulting firm providing recruiting services across Tanzania, is currently recruiting on behalf of a client for the position of Intern in Sales in Food and Chemical Engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure consistent application of all relevant policies and procedures.
• Contribute to identifying potential new customers.
• Generate new business according to key prospect list in line with 4P guidelines.
• Provide active and reactive service to existing customers based on route system in agreement with supervisor.
• Introduce new lines to existing customers and circle the customers.
• Install and implement sold solutions and/or mechanical systems.
• Recommend removal of installations that are non-functional or where an account has been terminated.
• Coordinate cooperation with distributors.
• Merchandise the institutional sales and service solutions.
• Respond to a variety of customer requests such as sales and marketing assistance, pricing recommendations, etc.
• Provide solutions to customers’ needs in a win-win fashion.
• Maintain direct personal contact with all assigned accounts and respond in a timely manner (24 hours or less) to all requests for information or project quotations.
• Participate in home product shows, utility-sponsored events, industry associations, etc.
• Conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner in all interactions with contractors and consumers.
• Provide optimum technical support to Service Technicians to ensure optimum service to customers.
• Train customers’ employees and decision makers in technical matters.

Reporting:

• Daily customer service report.
• Monthly progress report to Manager.
• Sales/Service call report to Manager, respectively to customer if applicable.
• Establish an annual, monthly, and weekly sales plan as well as a weekly activity plan.
• Prepare a monthly plan to include activities to be undertaken at a customer’s account and submit on a date agreed with your supervisor.
• Plan, prepare, and implement pro/reactive service to customers (installation, start-up, repair, maintenance, de-installation of all machines).

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• The job requires knowledge in chemicals and food products, with a preference for graduate students in science fields, specifically in Food Engineering or Chemical Engineering.
• Vocational training background (e.g., Plumber, Electrician).
• Male candidates preferred due to the nature of the job.
• Clean Driver’s license.
• Organizational and administrative skills.
• 1 year of experience.

Send CV only to: [email protected]
The heading should be the job title (e.g., “INTERN”). Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 25th February, 2025.