Sales Director Africa

Global Water & Energy; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 1 367 000 - 2 052 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental solutions company is seeking a Sales Director for Africa to drive sales of water treatment and biogas technologies. The ideal candidate will have a technical background, extensive industry sales experience, and a strong network in the food industry. This role offers excellent benefits and the opportunity for frequent travel across Africa.

Benefits

Excellent primary and secondary benefits

High level of technical support

Reference projects at worldwide known organizations

Entrepreneurship

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Sell water treatment plants and biogas installations in the region.
• Visit clients to identify opportunities for GWE.
• Introduce GWE's technologies to prospects and clients.
• Maintain and develop existing client networks and partnerships.
• Communicate with sales and engineering teams to tailor solutions.

Skills

Sales driven

Proactive

Deal closer

Enthusiastic

Education

Technical bachelor education

Job description

We are looking for a Sales Director for Africa to expand our global sales force and contribute to GWE's business development.

The person can work from any country in Africa.

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 GWE's innovative technologies to the prospects and clients.
• Maintenance and further development of the network of 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.
• 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.

Join our team

Interested?

Please send your resume and cover letter to or fill out the form on our website, located at the bottom of the relevant job vacancy.