Business Development Manager – Johannesburg

Affirmative Portfolios; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African Metal Foundry is looking for an experienced Business Development Manager in Johannesburg. This role involves managing the sales team, ensuring revenue growth, and developing new business opportunities across the region and neighbouring countries. Candidates should have strong sales and management skills and a track record of successful negotiations, along with the ability to maintain quality client relations.

Benefits

Provident Fund

Medical Aid

Company Car and Fuel

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-10 years’ sales and management experience is required.
• Foundry experience is advantageous.
• Active database of clients is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage regional sales team and ensure sales targets are reached.
• Serve as technical liaison and assist in quoting on new jobs.
• Generate new business leads in region and African countries.

Skills

Sales and management experience

Ability to read technical drawings

Negotiation

Education

Valid Matric certificate

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

Business Development Manager – Johannesburg

Technical ~ Sales / Marketing / Communications

JHB North, Johannesburg – Gauteng

Business Development Manager – Johannesburg

Remuneration

R500 000 – R600 000 per annum neg. based on experience

Benefits : Provident Fund + Medical Aid + Company Car and Fuel

Leading South African Metal Foundry seeks experienced and motivated Sales and Business development professional with a proven track record of successful trade and negotiation. Candidate must also have an established database of active clients for reference. Extensive knowledge of trade and industry for the sector highly advantageous.

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage regional sales team

Ensure sales targets are reached

Ensure revenue growth for regional office

Ensure quality service and customer relations at all times

Technical liaison between Foundry and clients.

Assisting in quoting on new jobs for potential clients.

Promote business products and services to potential clients

Generate new business leads in region and surrounding provinces

New business development in neighbouring African countries

Experience & Qualifications

Valid Matric certificate

Tertiary qulaifications ( advantageous)

Sales and management experience (non negotiable) MIn 5-10 years

Foundry experience (advantageous)

Foundry related trade (advantageous)

Ability to read technical drawings (advantageous)

Active database of clients (not neccessarily industry specific)

Travel experience and cross border experience neccessary

Should you be interested in applying for this exciting opportunity, and you meet the minimum requirements then Affirmative Portfolios invites you to apply.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

Create a job alert for this search