Premier Switch Solutions S.C. (PSS) is a leading Electronic Payment Processing Company, established by major private banks of Ethiopia. The Company has implemented the first multi-institution shared-switch infrastructure to provide its member banks with a state of the art payment technology to drive ATM, POS, e-commerce, Mobile Banking and other payment channels and provide clearing of Debit/Credit card transactions for the banks. 

Currently, PSS has one vacant position stated below and would like to invite applicants who meet the qualification and required experience listed for this job opening. 

Description of Duties

• Involve in the formulation and implementation of the strategic direction of the trading business.

• Involve in the development of policies and procedures for the trading business and lead in their implementation through the continuous review.

• Support the establishment, growth and sustaining the trading business, delivery of trading products and optimal performance of the work unit.

• Support the identification, approach and establishment of business partnership with potential business partners, suppliers and customers.

• Involve in the implementation of sales and marketing strategies and prospects for new business to meet set targets and participate in product development initiatives for the trading business.

• Foster a good relationship with new and existing clients in order to create repeated sales and a robust network.

• Identify decision makers within targeted leads to begin sales process.

• Maintain and expand the company’s database of prospects

• Prospect and profile new business opportunities for trading services to expand the entity’s market share.

• Identify relevant tenders across different sources regularly.

•  Involve in responding tenders properly to win the bid.

• Conduct meetings with prospective clients and run detailed illustrations to introduce them to company’s products

• Make regular follow up calls to existing customers and develop the business through upselling and cross selling

• Penetrate all targeted accounts and increase sales from within existing client base

• Involve in responding bid invitations for the supply of trading items.

• Involve in drafting contract and SLA documents in collaboration with relevant work units.

• Involve in designing work/project plan to successfully deliver awarded bids.

• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within a specified period

• Undertake clients advisory and relationship management services with a view of enhancing customer loyalty and growing revenue for the trading services business.

• Provide sales training, coaching and mentoring of employees to achieve sales target.

• Involve in importing trading items for sale.

• Manage the pre and after sale support for the company’s products and services.

• Provide an effective and responsive support services to users within established SLAs;

• Prepare periodic reports

• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Management, ICT or related field.

• At least 5 years’ relevant experience in a sales function preferably in the financial services industry

How to Apply

Submit your updated CV and copies of relevant documents via email: pss.hr@pss-ethiopia.com

N.B: Please write clearly for which position you applied on the email subject line.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted