Area Sales Manager - Southern Africa (m/f/d) at Husky Technologies | Injection Molding Systems

Job Description

• After an initial training period in our European Headquarters in Luxembourg, you will be based remotely in South Africa as part of our regional sales team reporting to our General Sales Manager. You will be responsible for developing sales for the Southern Africa region (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Namibia, Botswana etc.) and frequent travel across the region is required to visit existing customers, find new prospects, market our products and understand market dynamics.
• During your initial training period you will have responsibility for inside sales support, coordination and project engineering, developing into all sales activities, including the strengthening of customer relationships, responding to request for information, arranging new customer visits and participating in customer projects as well as prospecting designated territories.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive customer responsibility within the African beverage packaging market
• Surveying business potential in various African countries
• Acquiring new business
• Care of existing customer relations
• Fulfillment of turnover goals in business
• Compilation of quotations, order reports, etc.
• Regular reporting to the General Sales Manager regarding customer and project status.
• Updating of customer history and further tools that collect customer data
• Keep regular contact with the service department to ensure customer satisfaction. 
• Regular widening of Husky product knowledge
• Representation of Husky at events and trade shows
• Frequent travel to various African countries (60% Travel)
• Occasional travel to Luxembourg, UAE, etc.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or similar experience.
• At least a two years’ work experience, preferably in technical sales with high-end technology / capital equipment and with a strong command of the value selling process.
• Familiar travelling to and within African countries
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good time management / organizational skills

Good command of English language.

Job Description

• After an initial training period in our European Headquarters in Luxembourg, you will be based remotely in South Africa as part of our regional sales team reporting to our General Sales Manager. You will be responsible for developing sales for the Southern Africa region (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Namibia, Botswana etc.) and frequent travel across the region is required to visit existing customers, find new prospects, market our products and understand market dynamics.
• During your initial training period you will have responsibility for inside sales support, coordination and project engineering, developing into all sales activities, including the strengthening of customer relationships, responding to request for information, arranging new customer visits and participating in customer projects as well as prospecting designated territories.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive customer responsibility within the African beverage packaging market
• Surveying business potential in various African countries
• Acquiring new business
• Care of existing customer relations
• Fulfillment of turnover goals in business
• Compilation of quotations, order reports, etc.
• Regular reporting to the General Sales Manager regarding customer and project status.
• Updating of customer history and further tools that collect customer data
• Keep regular contact with the service department to ensure customer satisfaction. 
• Regular widening of Husky product knowledge
• Representation of Husky at events and trade shows
• Frequent travel to various African countries (60% Travel)
• Occasional travel to Luxembourg, UAE, etc.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or similar experience.
• At least a two years’ work experience, preferably in technical sales with high-end technology / capital equipment and with a strong command of the value selling process.
• Familiar travelling to and within African countries
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good time management / organizational skills
• Good command of English language.