About the position
A well-known and established Activated Carbon and R.O. chemical company requires the above to manage, drive and oversee all Customers within the Water/Municipal, Refinery, Industrial, Mining and Beverage markets to promote a range of refinery catalysts, activated carbon and vapour recovery units on behalf of the company on a national and international basis.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- A tertiary qualification in either chemical engineering or chemistry or a related qualification if preferred for the role.
- Previous sales experience working within the potable water or water treatment and or refinery industries is preferred.
- The successful candidate should be able to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Must be computer literate.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Strong team player with the ability to build and foster relationships.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Managing, driving and overseeing all Customers within the Water/Municipal, Refinery and Beverage markets to promote a range of refinery catalysts, activated carbon and vapour recovery units on behalf of the company on a national and international basis.
- Managing and driving the company's sales strategy and sales objectives for the activated carbon, water and vapour recovery units.
- Developing and executing strategic growth plans across water treatment and refinery market segments.
- Driving new business acquisition and revenue growth throughout South Africa and selected Southern African territories.
- Identifying opportunities to expand market penetration across municipal, beverage, industrial, mining and refinery sectors.
- Managing refinery catalyst and vapour recovery business activities.
- Supporting refinery customers with technical product application and service requirements.
- Promoting activated carbon and reverse osmosis membrane technologies to industrial, mining, food and beverage and municipal customers.
- Supporting customer applications involving water purification, filtration, wastewater treatment, and process optimisation.
- Managing commercial negotiations, pricing discussions, and contractual agreements.
- Supporting customer projects from specification through implementation.
- Structuring and determining monthly price lists and overseeing contractual transactions supported with accurate costings and adopting financial prudency.
- Structuring, implementing and preparing sales budgets and regular reviews, addressing variances and ensuring that KPI's are met.
Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.
Desired Skills:
- Business Manager
- Activated Carbon
- RO
- Refineries
- Water
- Sales
