Sales and Purchasing Manager (Permanent)

Profile Personnel; East London; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced professional for sales management in the automotive industry. The role involves negotiation of offers, coordination of projects, and strategic supplier management. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience, ideally with a degree or diploma in Purchasing or Business Management. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential. The position is based in East London, South Africa, and offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the company's purchasing strategies.

Qualifications

• Matric + Degree/Diploma (preferably Purchasing Management or Business Management).
• At least 5 years Sales Management experience in automotive environment.
• Excellent time management, people management, organizational and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of offers according to customer requirements.
• Negotiation of offers with customers and suppliers.
• Documentation of project progress.

Skills

Sales Management experience

Strong business acumen

Excellent communication skills

Strong negotiating skills

Time management skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in Purchasing Management or Business Management

Matric

Tools

MS Office programmes

Business intelligence portals

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plausibility check and preparation of offers according to specific customer requirements
• Comprehensive coordination of the offer phase and project launch
• Interdisciplinary, cross-location cooperation with other departments, esp. Customer Programs, CoCs and Operations to ensure efficient processing of K1 and K2
• Strategic customer development based on agreed targets
• Negotiation of offers with customers
• Continuous project support from kick-off, through milestone reviews to project completion
• Documentation of project progress
• Conducting the annual price negotiations and/or business plan agreements
• Support of the production plants and SHEQ in case of complaints, if required
• Preparation of the company's -internal profitability tables
• Triggering and initiating potential company-internal development activities
• Identify trends in supply markets and evaluate opportunities and risks and derive purchasing strategies from them
• Observing the purchasing strategies of competitors
• Evaluate potential suppliers, establish and support them
• Negotiating with suppliers
• Strategic negotiation management for the conclusion of international framework agreements
• Negotiating price adjustments
• Optimizing the supplier portfolio
• Reporting
• Support of the purchasing controlling

Job Requirements

• Matric + Degree/Diploma (preferably Purchasing Management or Business Management)
• At least 5 years Sales Management experience in automotive environment
• Strong business acumen with regards to cost consciousness, efficiency improvement
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong negotiating skills
• Knowledge in business intelligence portals and capable to generate own reports
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office programmes
• Excellent time management, people management, organizational and planning skills

Should you meet the requirements, please forward your CV & Supporting Documents to [e-mail]