Job description - Project Manager Sales
Description
The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the actual execution of projects for the Sales department. This position includes activities such as direct marketing, advertising, press materials, promotions, trade shows, electronic communications, symposia, training logistics and graphic design. The position is expected to work with Sales Account Manager, technical teams and business customers to define projects and reports to the Sales Manager.
Qualifications (Education)
The candidate requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or Journalism, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. He/she must have direct sales experience. Proficient in Microsoft applications and marketing systems.
Competencies/ Skills
- Keep up to date with market trends and new developments utilising information for business improvement
- Open and clear communicator
- Work as part of a team to reach common goals
- Set goals and deadlines and plans to deliver effectively
- Prioritise and set measurable and realistic goals
- Approach issues from a number of perspectives, summarising data to draw a conclusion
Tasks
- Plans, schedules and implements sales development and/or communications projects such as advertising, public relations, trade shows/events, sales promotion or training
- Work together with the marketing department to define projects and collect appropriate metrics
- Work together with marketing, sales or R&D management to define, develop and implement marketing, sales development and/or communications projects
- Coordinate the work of outside vendors and agencies providing services for sales projects
- Collect and publish data to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness against specific criteria and planned budgets
- Adhere to corporate standards, including the corporate identity design system
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