Employer Description

This is a company that supplies chemicals and also has a food and beverage sector.

Job Description

Your responsibilities will be the following:

• Oversee regional and local sales staff.
• Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.
• Assist with resolving customer complaints regarding sales and service.
• Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.
• Management of product introduction, new product development, customer satisfaction and centricity, negotiation of supply agreements
• Management of existing contracts and supply agreements
• Prepare annual sales budget, monthly forecasts and monthly sales reports.
• Manage and grow export opportunities with the sales team
• Manage sales targets and impact of rates of Exchange on profitability
• Manage development of new products and supply chain into new markets
• Determine price schedules and discount rates.
• Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.
• Effectively set targets and manages/trains staff.

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12.
• BCom in Sales and Marketing (preferable)
• N Dip in Food Sciences would be an advantage

Skills

• Minimum 6 years technical and commercial experience within the Coatings and Construction industries.
• Must have sound understanding of pricing structures.
• Minimum 5 years management role leading a team

Salary / Package

R50,000 - R65,000 CTC

Benefits

• Car Allowance
• Travel Allowance
• Medical Aid
• Provident Fund