Provincial Manager: Limpopo Province at Oxford University Press Southern Africa

Principal Accountabilities:

• Grow Sales and market share through targeted sales activities.
• Expand adoptions of front list and backlist titles.
• Develop and implement a Teacher Workshop Plan for the region.
• Collaborate and build productive relationships with internal stakeholders and external stakeholders.
• Effective data management
• Managed budgets effectively by forecasting annual capital and operational expenses and developing cost control mechanisms.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and manage team performance, provide guidance, and support, and conduct regular performance reviews.

Requirements

• 5 to 10 years sales experience.
• A minimum of 5 years management experience
• Relevant National Diploma in Sales, Marketing or Education
• Strong business and commercial acumen
• in formulating and executing winning strategies
• Strong negotiation skills and problem solving
• Able to maintain and foster high level business relationships
• Demonstrate capacity to work across functional areas to deliver results
• Ability to manage and provide leadership to staff
• Experience in publishing environment including both print and digital
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational, analytical, and written and verbal communication skills
• Business development experience
• Experience in data analytics and CRM