Technical Sales Specialist, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa at Novozymes

Job description

Pioneer a brighter future

Are you looking for a role that lets you combine your passion for sales with your technical/hands-on baking understanding and talent for relationship-building? If so, you could be our new colleague in our Food & Beverage division in Novozymes.

Preferably based in Johannesburg, South Africa, you’ll be part of our sales team with responsibility to develop our business in the Baking Industry across the region Sub-Saharan Africa. You’ll combine your talents for getting results and finding commercial opportunities with your grounding in the technical aspects of the Baking industry.

In your daily work you will be responsible for developing and implementing baking solutions to our customers and - in coordination with our sales managers - support the sales of our Baking Enzymes portfolio by trouble shooting where and when needed.

As a motivated self-starter, you know the value of networking and enjoy working with others to drive growth and performance. For the right individual, this is a fantastic opportunity for a career in an international fast-paced environment with a large degree of responsibility and autonomy.

In this position you need to:

• Preferably have a university degree or equivalent qualification in Food Technology/Engineering paired with minimum 3-5 years of relevant job experience from producers or suppliers to the Baking and/or Milling Industries
• Possess strong technical understanding of the Baking market & customer needs
• Have proven communication and presentation skills as well MS office proficiency
• Be prepared to work flexibly and travel up to 60% of your time in your responsible region
• Speak English fluently; other local languages will be a strong asset

Are you the next Zymer in our team? Consider a career with Novozymes and let’s realize your potential together.

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