About the position
Take your milling expertise into a high-impact, cross-border commercial role. Is this you? What you'll be doing (and why you'll enjoy it) Where you'll be doing it What you'll need What you'll get How to apply
You're a practical, customer-focused professional who enjoys being on-site, solving problems and building lasting relationships. You're commercially aware, self-driven and adaptable, with the resilience to work across borders and cultures. A natural communicator, you listen well, think on your feet and enjoy working both independently and as part of a wider team.
You'll take ownership of growing a key territory by identifying and converting opportunities within the food and beverage sector, particularly milling. You'll build strong customer relationships, analyse operations and recommend solutions that improve efficiency and performance. From selling spare parts to managing small projects like upgrades and capacity expansions, you'll handle the full sales cycle while collaborating closely with internal technical and commercial teams.
Our client is a globally recognised engineering and technology business operating across food and industrial processing sectors. Known for innovation and strong customer partnerships, they are expanding their footprint in emerging African markets, offering a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with real growth opportunities.
You'll bring a solid technical background in food processing or milling, with hands-on experience as a miller, technician or similar. Portuguese fluency is essential, along with strong English communication skills. A relevant engineering qualification is advantageous, as is experience in technical sales or customer-facing roles. You must be willing to travel.
A competitive salary, performance-based bonus (including 13th and 14th cheque potential), and additional benefits including pension, leave and tools of trade.
For a confidential discussion please contact Katharina on Linkedin, [Phone Number Removed]; or send your CV to [Email Address Removed]
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Desired Skills:
- portuguese
- travel
- milling
- industrial processing
- technical
- forward-thinking
- food processing
- sales
- New business Development
- solution-selling
- mechanical engineering
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years [other] Manufacturing, Production & Trades
- 2 to 5 years Senior Management
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma
