Telkom: Marketing And Sales Internship 2014

If you have recently obtained suitable tertiary qualifications in Marketing or Sales and looking to gain valuable workplace experience, then this opportunity is for you. Telkom is offering a Marketing and Sales Internship for 2014.
The internship/exposure will entail, e.g. selling telecommunications solutions to large businesses, etc. The candidate will be able to demonstrate the following competence once the internship is completed, e.g. craft ICT solutions, determine pricing, compile contract, close sales, etc.
The core description of the functions to be performed by the “Young Guns” entails:
Manage a complex and diverse portfolio of customers in the Large Business Services (LBS) organization;
Execute on the strategic objectives and tactical outputs as defined in the Strategic Alignment Framework (SAF) of the Large Business Services (LBS) organization and
Qualify Customer needs and requirements and match these to the suite of Value Added Services (VAS)
Telkom Business offers in terms of Voice, Data, and Data Centre Operations (DCO) and Mobile services.
The key outcomes for the “Young Guns” are as follows:
Attain key performance indicators defined in terms of i) revenue and sales targets ii) Customer Loyalty Measurement (CLM) targets and iii) training and development objectives;
Build strategic relationships with Customers in a given portfolio and position Telkom as the ICT business, market and thought leader;
Develop a clear sense of the Telkom Business value proposition, the internal Customer Solution Process (CSP), with the relevant stakeholders, and apply this to the assigned Customer portfolio and
Understand processes associated with the Customer Management for Selected Segments (CMSS) business system.
Requirements
Required Qualification:
A 3 year Degree / Diploma in Marketing and Sales.
Special requirement:
Must have a driver’s license.
Competencies
Personal qualities:
Passion and desire to achieve
Good communications skills, i.e written and oral
Presentable and articulate
Performance driven
Business minded
Affinity for technology
Understand the ICT environment
How To Apply
Location: Gauteng
Closing Date: 18 March 2014