sales and marketing consultant Verified

Work setting

• Business and/or industry
• Relocation costs covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
• Perform administrative tasks
• Plan development projects
• Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities
• Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
• Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products
• Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
• Act as spokesperson for an organization
• Answer written and oral inquiries
• Gather, research and prepare communications material
• Initiate and maintain contact with the media
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Conduct social or economic surveys on local, regional, or international areas to assess development of potential and future trends
• Review and evaluate commercial or industrial development proposals
• Design market research questionnaires
• Develop portfolio of marketing materials
• Design, conduct and analyze quantitative and qualitative research projects
• Develop feasibility studies
• Conduct online marketing, E-commerce and Website promotions
• Maintain database of potential franchisees, real estate locations and on-line buy/sell Internet sites
• Develop marketing strategies
• Ensure appropriate business/commercial licenses are in place
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia

Supervision

• Working groups

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Reliability