Metallurgical Engineer (Africa)

SUMMARY:

POSITION INFO:
Company and Job Description:
The role focuses on promoting a portfolio of chemical and reagent products, securing new business, and supporting operational activities through close collaboration with sales, technical, procurement, and logistics teams. The position requires a proactive individual who can negotiate effectively, conduct market research, support product rollouts, and maintain strong client engagement to ensure sustained growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and potential clients through regular visits, presentations, and ongoing communication.
• Negotiate pricing and terms, prepare proposals and quotations, and secure new contracts.
• Promote new products and technologies, collaborating with technical teams to ensure successful market introduction.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through research, outreach, and market exploration.
• Coordinate with internal departments to ensure efficient service delivery and seamless support to clients.
• Follow up on client inquiries, resolve issues promptly, and maintain a high standard of customer satisfaction.
• Monitor competitor activity and market conditions, providing regular feedback and insights.
• Maintain accurate client, plant, and process documentation and submit monthly progress reports.
• Participate in ongoing commercial, technical, and logistics training to support continuous development.

• A qualification in Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar sales or business development role.
• Strong understanding of sales processes, customer development, and territory management.
• Knowledge of reagents and chemicals, ideally within the mining industry.
• Understanding of import and export processes.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and make sound decisions.
• Willingness to travel more than 50% of the time.