Area Sales Manager (kwazulu Natal And Eastern Cape)

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Job Description


Responsibilities:

  • Continuously maintain service delivery to existing strategic accounts. Ensure service quality, maintain goodwill and rapidly resolve any business issues that arise
  • Monitor competitors (costs, brands, prices, actions, and trends) and market economic indicators
  • Establish sales value and volume objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales/volume targets, for regions and territories, for existing and new product ranges
  • Develop a new customer base / distributor network across the region
  • Develop new product typologies and implement them into the local market & region
  • Steer the sales resources according to the market strategic focus and outlook
  • Business development: Orders, shipments, logistics, payments, and interactions with marketing & services
  • Establish sales programs for the regional sales resources, setting sales targets by customers / area
  • Optimise the deal-closing / result-orientation capabilities of the sales resources
  • Lead the sales team in aligning target markets, developing individual and team potential, and following up on results achieved
  • Prepare annual and quarterly sales forecasts, monitor sales targets according to national agreements and provide input for corrective actions
  • Ensure customer satisfaction by providing a consistent and cohesive service, and always seeking feedback
Requirements:
  • Bachelors Degree in Economics / Marketing (with a focus on sales management)
  • 5-7 years sales and sales management experience within mid-sized companies in business-to-business industries (building materials, sanitary ware, plumbing, home appliances, power tools, DIY, heating and consumer goods), focusing on traditional channels, dealing with distributors & retailers
  • Outstanding commercial acumen
  • Able to connect well with the global marketing team on product development, pricing, and marketing communication
  • Able to sell / promote the company through professional and trade channels
  • Able to prepare budgets and forecasts at a local (South Africa) level and ensure timely reporting for business planning purposes
  • Accomplished Excel user (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, database, etc.)
  • Competent user of other Microsoft Office applications, familiar with sales software packages

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1394322
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned