Sales Executive - Italian Speaking
Cape Town, South Africa
Commercial – Territories /
Permanent, Full-Time /
On-site
AnyVan makes moving anything anywhere, easier, more affordable and greener for everyone. With Over 8 million customers across the UK and Europe since our launch over a decade ago, we’re proud to be known as the largest, fastest growing tech company in the logistics industry.
Like many popular marketplaces, we’re asset light – i.e., we don’t own any vehicles or employ any drivers. We work with our transport partners and use technology to disrupt the entire delivery and moving process to optimise the most efficient journeys.
Sustainability is a core part of AnyVan’s mission. We’re proud to say we’ve achieved carbon-neutral status on all our transport moves, and we won’t stop here!
So if you want to move your career forward we'd love to hear from you!
AnyVan has exciting growth plans and each team is instrumental in helping us to achieve our goals. We’re looking to significantly expand our presence in the Italian market over the next year, we have the ambition - we’re just looking for the right individual to help drive our success in this market.
What you’ll be doing:
- Helping our customers move home/items as cost effectively and environmentally friendly as possible in Italy
- Manage a pipeline of warm leads, pro-actively contacting our customers via phone and email to understand their needs and find the most effective solution to identify, qualify and complete the sale
- Managing short sales cycles with varying order sizes, building trust based relationships - keeping customer satisfaction front of mind at all times
- Managing quotes and liaising with our transport providers to negotiate the best prices for our customers
- Working to agreed targets that focus on both numbers (revenue generation) and ethics (selling in the right way)
- Having fun and contributing to a positive team vibe. This is a busy role and we know it’s important to create those moments to lighten the mood and have a laugh - the whole team plays their part in supporting each other
Skills and experience we think you’ll need to be successful in the role:
- Native Italian speaker or high fluency
- Ready to work in a fast paced, fun sales environment
- Comfortable spending most of your day speaking on the phone
- Comfortable working to and achieving targets
- Strong emotional intelligence
- Self-motivated, resilient and not phased by change
- Easily adopts change and demonstrates agility and flexibility when direction or priorities shift
- One team mind-set and the ability to develop, high quality, trust-based working relationships and guide customers and transport providers through processes to achieve the best results for the business
- All our contact centre roles are fully based on site so it's essential you can easily commute to Floor 20, The Towers, Hertzog Boulervard, Cape Town, 8001 for work
Company Benefits
- Competitive base salary with scope for progression
- Excellent and achievable commission structure
- Medical Aid contribution ZAR1000 per month
- 5% employee, 5% employer pension fund
- 20 days holiday a year plus public holidays
- Transport home
- In-house barista
- Friday drinks and regular social activities
- The chance to work for a fast-growing disruptive technology business
DE&I
In our pursuit of fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, we invite individuals from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. Together, let's create a culture where every voice is heard, every perspective is valued, and every person is empowered to thrive.
Please note if we are able to support visa sponsorship it will be highlighted in the requirements section of the job advert.
Working Patterns
We are extremely proud of our culture and believe in the many benefits that being in the office provides - all our roles require regular time in our office in the central business district in Cape Town.
We do not offer fully remote roles but we support hybrid working wherever possible (3 days in office, 2 days from home). However, to meet the needs of our customers and business operations many of our Operational and Commercial roles are fully office based.
Our Values Are Own, Drive, Deliver:
Own - Have fun, get it done
Work hard, play harder
Satisfaction in results
Do the right thing
Drive - Progress Over Perfection
Innovate and disrupt
Curious and adaptable
Work quick, learn quicker
Deliver - One Team Thinking Big
Collaborate and communicate
Celebrate wins
Embrace challenges
