BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - (FRENCH SPEAKING), ONSITE, KZN
Pro-Careers Recruitment Services · Morningside, KwaZulu-Natal
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You MUST reside in KZN!!!!!
Good knowledge of FMCG products (Rice, Grains, Wines, Meat, Poultry, Biscuits)
WORKING knowlede of INCO TERMS
Mid / Senior, Full Time
Basic + Commission
On-site
3 - 5 years Experience
Duties & Responsibilities
The position would require the candidate to travel to the Indian Ocean Islands at least once every 6 weeks and spend a period of approximately 10 days seeing customers and extending / developing our current business.
The Business Development Manager would be expected to be able to achieve the following:
- Achieve profit budgets which the candidate would annually set with the approval of the MD
- Seek and identify opportunities in the market
- Successfully negotiate a trade (sale) using negotiation and salesman's skills
- Maintain a high level of service to clients through relationships and relationship building
- Comply with the regulations of the various markets
- Comfortably work within the company's logistical and financial controls
Desired Experience & Qualification
- Fluent French speaking individual – NON-NEGOTIABLE
- Knowledge of exports and the logistics thereof
- Proven track record of successfully negotiating and closing deals
- Ability to speak fluent French
Skills required
- Good mathematical understanding and an ability to read numbers / figures
- Working knowledge of INCO terms both on a buying and a selling basis
- Creative and inventive style of thinking
- An ability to show initiative in any given situation
- The maturity to handle a diverse group of customers
- Big picture orientated but with an understanding of the importance of details