Business Development Representative - Supply Chain

Golden Link Talent Solutions; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Link Talent Solutions is seeking a Business Development Representative to join our client’s team in Kempton Park, covering the Gauteng region in the supply chain sector. The role focuses on identifying opportunities, developing prospects, and presenting solutions to client senior management.

Ideal candidates have 5 years of sales experience in a supply chain setting, strong skills in PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to analyse data to support recommendations and negotiate rates when

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required; a tertiary qualification in Supply Chain is advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years of sales experience, ideally in a supply chain environment.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management and analyse data.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel for reporting and analyses.
• Experience with Value Chain Analysis is preferred.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Actively identify new business opportunities across market sectors.
• Compile prospect information into summaries for review.
• Develop prospects and existing customers via selling, costings, trials, and presentations.
• Lead and participate in new business projects and liaise with senior management.
• Assist in rate negotiations and coordinate audits with Support when needed.
• Provide feedback on audits, pool usage statistics, and issues.
• Implement action plans to resolve issues and produce monthly reports.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Data analysis

Presentations

Team coordination

Communication

Education

Grade 12

Supply Chain qualification (advantage)

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Value Chain Mapping

Job description

Our client in the supply chain industry is looking for a strong Business Development Representative to join their team.

This role is based in Kempton Park and will be responsible for the Gauteng region.

Responsibilities

• Actively identifying new business opportunities in all market sectors and lead the process of progressing these opportunities.
• Ensuring that relevant prospect information is obtained and compiled into prospect summaries.
• Actively developing prospects and existing customers by conducting:
• - Personal selling
• - Costings
• - Trials
• - Presentations
• - Lead and participate in new business projects.
• Liaison with client senior management to ensure long term successful relationships.
• Assisting in and conducting rate negotiations when necessary.
• Conducting, or where relevant, coordinating in conjunction with Support, system control audits on customers.
• Provide feedback to customer senior management on control system audits, pool usage statistics, and handle business related problems.
• Ensure the effective implementation of action plans to resolve issues identified.
• Monthly reporting

Qualification & Experience Requirements

• Grade 12
• A tertiary qualification in Supply Chain or a related field will be highly advantageous
• 5 Years' sales experience
• Previous sales experience in a supply chain environment will be highly advantageous
• Ability to comfortably deal with all levels of management both internally & externally
• Ability to analyse production & supply chain data
• Ability to articulate & present effectively findings & recommendations based on data collected through a Value Chain Analysis
• Ability to effectively communicate & coordinate team activities both internally & externally to complete projects with specified time frames
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint & Excel
• Proficient in Network Value Mapping