Technical Sales Manager Exports

Linde; Germiston; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Sales Manager Exports to drive growth in the gas sector. This role involves managing customer relationships, identifying business opportunities, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet customer needs. With a strong focus on integrity and ethics, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a market-leading company. If you have a commercial degree and relevant experience in sales or marketing, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a company that values innovation and customer satisfaction. Join a team where your career can truly flourish and make a difference.

Qualifications

• 6 - 10 years of experience in the gas industry and product management.
• Strong customer relations and sales/marketing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow the PGP Hard goods business for Afrox.
• Develop and implement strategic plans and resolve customer issues.

Skills

Customer Relations

Sales Experience

Marketing Experience

Technical Background

Education

Commercial Degree in Sales or Marketing

Job description

Job Description

• As the Technical Sales Manager Exports, you will manage, develop, grow, and secure the PGP Hard goods business for Afrox, ensuring value added for these customers by owning and managing their relationships.
• Regularly reviewing the customer base to identify and capitalize on potential business opportunities; major customer visits are required on a regular basis, and developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans locally to put forward to these customers timely.
• You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure customer requirements and SLA’s are met, for example, MPG Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Exports Administration, Legal, and Finance.
• Ownership and resolution of customer issues related to technical, commercial, and supply chain issues, and developing marketing strategies per African Region aligned with overall PGP Hard goods strategy.
• Investigating and developing potential new markets in RAF, negotiating technical specifications to bridge the gap between client expectations and AWC technical capabilities.
• Part of your duties will include guiding project teams for successful delivery, ensuring alignment with the agreed strategic solution and direction, and actively participating in customer conversion processes including onsite demos and problem resolution.

What makes you great

• You possess a commercial degree in Sales or Marketing, and you have already gained 6 - 10 years of relevant experience in the gas industry, product management, and commercial experience including technical background.
• You have good customer relations experience, and sales and/or marketing experience are essential.

Why you will love working with us

Afrox is a market leader in gases and welding products and part of Linde. Integrity, compliance, and ethics are driving forces behind our dealings with customers. Afrox employees take pride in what they do and turn every challenge into an opportunity.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.