Sales Executive - Africa
Network Engineering · Johannesburg East, Gauteng
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Senior electronic sales leaders with mining experience — ready to take your career across Africa? Duties & Responsibilities
A leading technology solutions company is looking for a commercially driven Sales Executive to lead and grow its sales activities across an assigned African market. This is a senior role for someone who can lead a sales team, develop new markets and take ownership of revenue, profitability and strategic growth.
Non-Negotiable Requirements
- Matric with Mathematics and Science
- Diploma in Sales, Marketing or related field
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in electronic sales, with at least 2 years at senior level
- Mining industry experience highly advantageous
- Product line management experience
- Strong understanding of budgeting and sales profitability
- Proficient in MS Office
Job Experience & Skills Required
- Lead and develop sales activities across an assigned African territory
- Drive sales growth, account penetration and profitability
- Manage, mentor and provide direction to the sales team
- Develop and implement business plans and sales strategies to achieve targets
- Identify new business opportunities and develop action plans to enter new markets
- Build and maintain relationships with key customers and stakeholders
- Negotiate and close sales and service opportunities
- Prepare, present and approve bids and quotations
- Manage sales budgets, expenses and profit margins
- Monitor industry trends, competitors and target markets to identify opportunities
- Represent the business at trade shows and industry conferences
- Work closely with technical, marketing, logistics, finance and other internal teams
- Strong leadership, communication, critical-thinking and decision-making skills
- Commercially minded, proactive and results-driven with the ability to operate across diverse African markets
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For more information, contact: Zani Deysel-Koekemoer Career Engineer