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At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good - protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen.
 

Account Manager

Tetra Pak South Africa has an opening for an experienced Account Manager who will lead one or more than one account, build strong customer relationships to achieve sustainable growth by identifying and capturing short, medium and long-term business opportunities. Drives sales of our full portfolio - PM (Packaging Material), CE (Capital Equipment), AM (Additional Material) and TS (Technical Services). Develop and drive execution of strategic and operational market company plan aligned to Tetra Pak and customer business objectives.
 

The successful candidate will be based in South Africa, reporting to the Key Account Manager.
 

What Will You Do!

• Account Management - Together with the customer, drive the development and execution of Account plan. Agree on shared objectives and targets with the customer. Drive mutual sustainable growth.

• Relationship Management - Drive improved understanding of the customers and overall business (marketplace, channel, retailer, consumer, competitive environment, strategy, productivity, profitability and the across value chain). Identify customer needs and drive opportunities in line with Tetra Pak global business strategy, category, portfolio, processing, and TS (technical service) plans.

• Sales Forecasting (CE and PM planning): Secure accurate Sales Forecasting for assigned Account. Ensure that Account receivable expectations are met for Account

• Value Selling: Drive execution of sales targets for packaging solutions and processing. Opportunity Pipeline Management Execution.

• Coordinate cross functional activities: Ensure that customer issues are resolved in a timely manner, and the resolution is accepted by the customer.

• Ensure that the relevant Tetra Pak portfolio is deployed and delivers a strong value proposition.

Who Are You!

• Bachelor's in Commerce or Engineering.

• Minimum 2 years of sales experience in Tetra Pak or Externally minimum 3 years of sales experience. Proven performance (KPIs and Positive customer feedback)

• Strong demonstration of Value Selling

• Dealing with difficult stakeholders (at customer end)

• Understanding of other functions TS (Technical Services), SCO (Supply Chain Operations), Marketing, Processing

• Basic portfolio knowledge

• Basic knowledge of RCS (Customer Experience), Forecasting

• Adherence to commercial compliance

• Good understanding of local market in Africa / customers and categories mapping to identify opportunities.

• Food Processing and Packaging industry experience added advantage.

• Knowledge of specialised Tetra Pak processing and packaging machinery would be advantageous.

• Dairy Category and Market knowledge experience added advantage

• Copacking knowledge

• Communication Skills

• Superior Proficiency in MS Office - PowerPoint, Excel etc

• SAP knowledge an advantage

• Driver's licence and Passport. Willing and able to travel extensively (both nationally & internationally)

We Offer You!

• Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape

• Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering experts drive visible results

• Equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion

• Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

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Processing Sales Engineer-Dairy

Tetra Pak South Africa has an opening for an experienced Processing Sales Engineer- Dairy, who will drive sustainable profitable growth in with the responsible accounts according to agreed strategies and plans, driving world-class key account management .

The successful candidates will be based in Cape Town, reporting to the Processing Key Account Manager.

What Will You Do!

• Drives mutual sustainable growth for both New Sales by driving a cross-functional team to build strong customer relationships while identifying and capturing short, medium and long term business opportunities.

• Coordinates cross functional activities, follow up from sales and project closing as sales/project owner .

• Drives improved understanding of the customer’s overall business (marketplace, channel, competitive environment, strategy, productivity and profitability).

• Develops and drives the execution of customer plans aligned to Tetra Pak’s and the customer’s business objectives.

• Drives Customer Satisfaction and Partnership improvements for the responsible customers

• Work closely with Engineering department to ensure the project implementation successfully

• Ensures that customer issues are resolved in a timely manner, and the resolution is accepted by the customer.

• Develop all Key components sales at current, prospect customers and channel

• Main key components are within separation, homogenisation, heat transfer, mixing, freezing and ingredient feeding

• Ensure business & value proposition sales development and features / benefits strategy

Who Are You!

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. 

• 5-7 years experience as a Processing Sales Engineer with a focus on Dairy industry.

• Previous Sales experience is advantageous

• Resource and planning skills

• Good decision making skills

• Good Communication skills

• Customer orientated

• Good negotiation skills

We Offer You!

• Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape

• Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering experts drive visible results

• Equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion

• Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

Apply Now!

If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com.

This job position will expire on 21st September 2021.

For queries about your application contact Sandile Livi on LinkedIn.