Business Developer Africa

Global Water & Energy; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Sales Director/Business Developer for Africa. This challenging role involves selling wastewater treatment and biogas solutions while maintaining client relationships across various sectors. The ideal candidate should have a technical bachelor degree and extensive sales experience in the industry. Proficiency in English is essential, and frequent travel (up to 35% of the time) is expected. Excellent benefits and supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Excellent primary and secondary benefits

High level of technical support

Entrepreneurship opportunities

Qualifications

• Multiple years of sales experience in wastewater, biogas, or energy industry.
• Experience with long sales projects involving complex decision-making units.
• Recognizable network in the food industry.

Responsibilities

• Selling wastewater treatment plants and biogas installations in the region.
• Frequent area visits to identify opportunities for GWE’s clients.
• Maintenance and development of existing client networks.

Skills

Sales driven

Proficiency in English

Flexible

Pro-active

Education

Technical bachelor education

Job description

GWE is looking for a Sales Director/Business Developer for Africa to expand our global sales force and contribute to GWE’s business development.

It is a challenging position for motivated, sales and results-driven candidates. The Sales Director will report to the CCO.

Your Tasks & Responsibilities

• Selling complete (waste)water treatment plants, waste-to-energy and biogas utilization installations in the assigned region.
• Frequent visits to the area to identify opportunities for GWE’s clients and prospects.
• Introduction of the GWE’s innovative technologies to the prospects and clients.
• Maintenance and further development of the network of the existing clients, governments, engineering agencies and local advisors.
• Internal communication with the GWE’s sales and engineering team to deliver the economically attractive solution tailored to the clients’ requirements and local conditions.

Candidate’s profile:

• Technical bachelor education.
• Sales driven, deal closer, enthusiastic, flexible, pro-active.
• Proficiency in the English language (both spoken and written) – knowledge of other languages is an advantage.
• Multiple years of sales experience in the industry (preferred wastewater/ biogas/ energy).
• Experience with long sales projects with complex DMU’s.
• Recognizable network in the food industry.
• Clients of GWE are local organizations as well as multinationals, mainly active in the food & beverage, starch, distilleries, palm oil, paper & pulp industry and semi-private solid waste companies. The affinity with the mentioned industries as the existing contact network is an advantage.
• Frequent traveling (35% of the time).

What do we offer?

• Excellent primary and secondary benefits.
• High level of technical support by the zealous and eager sales team.
• Reference projects at worldwide known organizations.
• Entrepreneurship.

If you are looking for a new challenge in a dynamic international environment, send us your resume/CV and motivation letter at [e-mail].