Local Sales Manager- Steel Products at Watershed Consulting

Overview: Managing the sales of specialised steel products in the Eastern Cape and surrounding areas

Requirements:

• Diploma or Degree in a Commercial/ Marketing / Technical field – essential
• 5-7 years’ in the steel manufacturing process and people management.
• Experience at Management level will be an added advantage.
• The position demands an outgoing personality with excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to understand clients’ needs and easily interact with them for a win-win outcome.
• Sdvanced computer literacy (MS office)
• Strong business acumen in order to conduct and draw market trends and analysis.
• Must be fluent in English.

Duties:

• Managing and interpreting customer order requirements to the business.
• Oversee the process of order loading, deliveries, invoicing to payment collection
• Achieving Order, delivery and invoicing targets.
• Constantly reviewing customer performance, attending meetings and business discussions to facilitate overall growth and development of the business organisation.
• Manage customer claims, involves inspection
• Generating sales of our products and increasing profitability by expanding business opportunity. This may require frequent visit to potential clients to explore and develop new opportunities.
• Ensuring that products are made available in the local market by analysing the trends of the customers and developing sales plans and strategies to meet their particular needs.