Sales & Business Development Manager I-1

H.B. Fuller; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading adhesives company is seeking a Sales & Business Development Manager in Johannesburg. The role requires driving customer value, managing sales strategies, and achieving business growth. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years in relevant sales, strong negotiation skills, and is adept at building customer relationships and maximizing profitability.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant sales experience in related industry.
• Demonstrates behaviors from Sales Excellence training.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive customer intimacy by delivering value propositions.
• Negotiate pricing and margin using value selling techniques.
• Identify and close new business opportunities.
• Manage existing business to deliver growth and profitability.

Skills

Negotiation

Territory Management

Presentation

Questioning/Listening

Communication

Prospecting

Team Player

Education

Bachelors or University Degree (technical/mechanical, marketing, or chemistry preferred)

Job description

Overview

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.

Job Title and Location

Sales & Business Development Manager
Location: Johannesburg, SA

Primary Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an ability to communicate and influence at all levels
• Technically competent and independently able to manage demonstrations and technical problem-solving
• Focused on growth (larger opportunities), and optimizing price and profitability
• Accountable for delivering results
• Ability to train & mentor entry/new sales roles

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RESULTS

Sales & Business Development Manager is accountable for delivering annual business results, aligned with business plan, sales, CM and volume growth – focuses effort on delivering growth and maintains existing business to deliver plan. Negotiates pricing and margin (aligned with the business) using value selling and the flip pricing tool to capture the optimum price and margin for H.B. Fuller.

CUSTOMER FOCUSED – CREATING VALUE

• Drive customer intimacy by delivering HBF’s value proposition tailored to meet the needs of the customer
• Promote, quantify and expertly sell value, which differentiates H.B. Fuller in the market and adds value to our customers
• Consistently deliver value to our customers to realize customer loyalty and minimize erosion
• Provide insight to the customer through expert application of knowledge in the industry and anticipate current and future needs of the customer through deep understanding of the customer’s business
• Promote and sell latest H.B. Fuller products and technology thereby enhancing our position in the market as an innovative leader
• Begin to demonstrate the ability to teach the customer on current market trends and issues, and be a strategic partner to our customers on key issues such as raw material trends

DEMONSTRATES FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Consistently manage activities to ensure all EHS requirements are followed
• Leverage all sales processes, including salesforce.com, and consistently apply the H.B. Fuller sales process
• Independently technically support the customer for standard needs, including running a product demonstration
• Identify, develop and close new business opportunities and communicate forecasting needs to the business
• Intimately know the territory/industry, including developing new business pipeline
• Manage time by balancing effort between existing business and new business pipeline
• Provide timely monthly reports and all necessary internal/external communication, and collaborate with other stakeholders
• Understands competitive landscape and how to position H.B. Fuller for advantage

DEMONSTRATES BUSINESS ACUMEN

• Implement business pricing strategy based on business guidelines, expertly deliver price increases thereby enabling prices to stick
• Promote H.B. Fuller products and technologies to optimize profitability
• Allocate own resources in a planned and consistent way with the business strategy
• Manage impact on profitability from terms and conditions, supply chain, days outstanding and other aspects
• Manage T&E expenses to budget

EMBRACES CHANGE AND INNOVATION

• Provide voice of the customer feedback into the organization
• Promote and sell innovative H.B. Fuller technologies that create competitive advantage and optimize value for customers
• Adapt easily to a dynamic environment and maintain high levels of motivation and engagement

SALES COMPETENCIES & BEHAVIORS

• Negotiation: Negotiates more complex situations within and outside of the organization. Thoughtfully develops creative solutions that satisfy all parties.
• Territory Management: A solid understanding of business, financials, products/services, the market and the needs of assigned accounts; may help to develop colleagues\' understanding of business and other development needs.
• Presentation: Comfortably presents to a broad and diverse group, maintains group focus and appropriately responds to unrehearsed questions. Progresses agenda.
• Questioning/Listening: Actively listens to others; asks appropriate questions indicating interest in customers’ business with broad knowledge of the subject; focuses without interruption; evaluates verbal statements and nonverbal behavior to gain insight; responds appropriately in a non-judgmental manner.
• Communication: Delivers accurate, clear, and concise messages. Presents an open persona that encourages others to express views. Adapts style as needed.
• Prospecting: Applies effective techniques, promptly establishes connection with key contacts at new prospects with relevant messaging, assesses needs/interest and prioritizes in pipeline activity.
• Team Player: Seeks to work with teams. Encourages people with opposing viewpoints to express their thoughts. Assumes accountability for team goals.

KNOWLEDGE

• Technical knowledge of products & services; applies problem-solving skills using technical knowledge and is able to independently, technically support customers
• Sales Process & Sales Tools; creates advantage through deep understanding of customer needs and accelerates sales process
• Trends in market & industry; has a broad understanding and uses knowledge in conversations with customers
• Supply chain; optimizes offer for the customer and H.B. Fuller
• Equipment & application processor; can recommend basic improvements to customers\' processes
• Substrate; broad working knowledge of multiple substrates with advantages and disadvantages
• Business Acumen; applies pricing strategy to achieve margins

Minimum Requirement

• External: At least 5 years of relevant sales experience; related industry and B2B experience
• Internal: At least 5 years of relevant experience
• If moving from Sales Rep/Territory Mgr. I, must have at least 4 of 5 years with a Successful PPA rating and achieving sales/profit targets
• Demonstrates behaviors from Sales Excellence training
• Bachelors or University Degree with a technical/mechanical, marketing, or chemistry background preferred
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel
• Travel time depends on size/geography of the territory
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs./25 kg

Equal Employment Opportunity

H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.

Notice

H.B. Fuller does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with H.B. Fuller, a written service agreement must be executed by Human Resources prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed service agreement, H.B. Fuller shall not be obligated for payment of any fee or compensation.