National Sales Manager - Chemical Manufacturing

SUMMARY:
A well-known chemical company manufacturing product for the plastic converting industry requires the above to maintain and grow the company’s footprint in the Southern African region.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum requirements for the role:

• Tertiary qualification in either a business or chemistry or related field preferred but not essential.
• Previous sales management experience is required for this role.
• Must be computer literate with strong Excel skills to do costings and create sales reports and presentations.
• Previous experience having worked within the chemical and or related industries is preferred for the role but not essential.

• Maintaining and growing the company’s footprint in the Southern African region.
• Managing and driving a sales team to achieve their KPI’s.
• Managing and overseeing sales agencies.
• Presenting monthly sales and project reports to the Directors.
• Managing and overseeing top key accounts for the company.
• Driving new business development with new and existing clients alongside the sales team.
• Ensuring all customer requirements or special needs are communicated to the lab/plant and are delivered on time.
• Working closely with the technical team to develop new products and provide input regarding the technical service and sales for new products.
• Manage and oversee costing and pricing of all new product developments.
• Manage and oversee price increase negotiations.
• Managing bi-weekly sales project meetings with sales team to ensure sales meet KPI’s.
• Attending bi-weekly CMR/customer project meetings with Technical Manager and Laboratory Manager.
• Work closely and align with General Manager, Lab Manager, Technical Manager on a weekly basis to ensure smooth customer service and be pro-active to avoid potential issues.
• Attending and exhibiting at local trade shows such as propak.

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