Export Sales Manager - Food Manufacturing at Prostaff Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Minimum requirements for the role:

• A technical qualification in food technology or related is preferred but not essential.
• Previous export sales experience selling food raw materials and related food products into Africa is essential.
• The successful candidate should have extensive experience working within Africa.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Driving and managing all export of flavours, stabilises, flow and processing equipment into the food, beverage, dairy etc industries.
• Developing new business as well as managing existing customers within the food manufacturing industry.
• Developing key account plans, formulating strategies and ensuring effective implementation of these so as to achieve set sales targets and objectives.
• Interpreting customer briefs with the technical team as and when needed.
• Providing technical support to customers as well as handling and resolving customer queries.
• Managing all aspects of the product development process and liaising with clients to ensure that their needs are met accordingly.
• Analysing market trends to develop the company’s market and competitor intelligence.
• Managing price increases and pricing strategies, revenue, volume, and gross profit.
• Presenting reports and sales figures to senior management.