Business Development Engineer

Unique Personnel boasts over 50 years (established in 1970) of personnel and staffing experience, so it's not surprising that even though our main focus has been providing on South African Staffing Solutions, we now recruit internationally for over 5000 clients

Duties & Responsibilities

REPORTING TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

The Position will be responsible for the India and Turkey regions.

JOB PURPOSE

To facilitate business development and maximise company profits by ensuring participation in the target market

JOB FUNCTION

Existing business is retained at agreed percentage and market share is increased by obtaining new business

Customer relations management database is maintained

Product and service proposals to customers are price and technologically competitive

Monthly presentation to management of market research and marketing activities in own area

Business Unit’s market segment and market position is identified and developed

Improvement areas are identified, and strategies implemented for added value opportunities

Immediate action is taken on non-compliance issues

Liaison with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs

All expenditures are managed as per company policy

Marketing events and activities are arranged as per Strategy

Analyse web-based marketing opportunities

Technical direction is provided as required, objectives and targets are reviewed against standards

Desired Experience & Qualification

QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS

Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical/Metallurgical/Chemical)

Sales and Marketing tertiary qualification would be an advantageous

At least 5 years relevant sales experience. Exposure in a Process Plant is advantageous

Good communication skills, aligns performance for success, customer focused, persuasive, quality orientated, builds a successful team and strategic working relationships

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Fair amount of travelling is required