Senior Manager Export Sales

Our client in the Manufacturing and engineering Sector based in the Middelburg area is currently looking to employ a Senior Manager Export Sales.

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting directly to the General Manager.
• Generating sales of our products and increasing profitability by broadening our horizons. This may require frequent travel to other countries to explore new opportunities.
• Ensuring that products are made available in the international markets by analysing the trends of the customers, developing sales plans and strategies to meet their particular needs.
• Managing the export sales department including all the commercial processes and administrative staff.
• Regular interaction with other Group companies to align group strategies and objectives.
• Achieving shipping, invoicing, and revenue targets. Constantly reviewing customer performance, attending meetings and business discussions to facilitate overall growth and development of the business organization.
• Managing teams’ overall KPA’s and KPI’s (with group targets in mind), and assisting area Sales Managers to design their budgets and targets.

Requirements:

• Must be in possession of a tertiary qualification (Metallurgy/Commercial/Mechanical or Industrial Engineering) plus 10-15 years’ experience in manufacturing and commercial (Sales) processes and people management.
• Experience at Senior Management level will be an added advantage.
• The position demands an outgoing personality with excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills in order to understand clients’ needs, easily interact with them for a win-win outcome.
• Must possess advanced computer literacy (MS office)
• Must have strong business acumen to conduct and draw markets trends and analysis.
• Must have the ability to successfully coach and manage teams’ KPA’s and KPI’s.
• Must be fluent in English. Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese will stand the applicant in good stead.

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying please consider your application unsuccessful.