About the position
Expand your sales career by driving growth across Africa! Is this you? You're a natural relationship-builder who thrives on exploring new markets, uncovering opportunities and delivering results. With resilience, initiative and strong organisational skills, you balance time "on the road" with structured planning, reporting and client management. What you'll be doing You'll be responsible for developing new business and distributors, expanding sales in African markets. This involves developing clients, identifying prospects and ensuring you consistently meet and exceed budgets and targets. You'll engage with clients face-to-face, align sales activity with their operational needs, and manage the administration of both new and existing accounts. Close collaboration with R&D will be key as you brief technicians, follow up on samples and provide feedback to drive product development. Importantly, you'll play a strategic role in proposing new initiatives for export growth, building distributor and agent networks, and driving opportunities into new sectors. Where you'll be doing it A proven track record of at least 4 - 5 years at a company in business development with technical sales and a track record of success. Africa experience is a plus. You'll need strong commercial acumen, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities across different countries. Experience in export sales, distributor management, and working closely with R&D will set you apart. You'll need a drivers licence and own car and the ability to travel to Africa for at least half the month. What you'll get How to apply We do respond to everyone! Just give us a few days to work through your application.
Join a fast-growing South African FMCG business, contributing to a portfolio that has expanded by over R50 million under stable, strong leadership. This is a company where client service is at the heart of everything, and where mentoring and career development are taken seriously. The culture is focused, friendly and performance-driven - with a balanced and diverse team around you. Their offices are based in Mirand and while standard hours are 07:30 to 16:00, this is flexible. We're looking for someone that is accountable and able to manage their time and responsibilities well. You'll be travelling at least 2 weeks out of a month to Africa.
What you'll need
A basic salary plus quarterly commissions. Enjoy flexible working hours, a shutdown break over December, and a benefits package that includes provident fund and Liberty life/funeral cover.
Please apply directly on the job portal.
Desired Skills:
- Business Development
- Selling
- Selling experience
- Key Account Development
- Africa sales
Desired Work Experience:
- 5 to 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Grade 12 / Matric
