Manager Technical Sales & Marketing: Base Metals (Parktown) - Johannesburg

OUR CLIENT BASED IN PARKTOWN IS INTERESTED AND SUITABLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS
PERMANENT POSITION
Salary scale: Annual Package: Maximum – R 960 000.00 negotiable TCTC (Depending on experience)
Additional Benefits
•Company paid Group Life Policy ( Death benefits, severe illness benefits, disability , funeral scheme, global education protector), employees only pay the tax on this benefit
•20 Working days leave per annum
•Business travel reimbursement R4.50 p/km
•Living out allowances per night spent away from home for Business purposes :
oLocal R361.00 per night
oInternationally: R900 - 1150.00 per night
•Cell phone allowance: Max. R150.00 for subscription and all business calls
•Performance bonus: dependant of Company and individual performance paid in Oct.
•Std Working hours 8 hours per day (flexi time with core hrs 8:30 – 3)
1.0PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To manage the Base Metals sales and marketing department and achieve the Company objectives by procuring new projects.
2.0KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
•Identify and pursue new business opportunities
•Build and maintain good relations with existing and new clients
•Perform customer satisfaction surveys
•Constantly stay abreast with of positive and negative customer perceptions
•Update the Marketing Co-ordinator with a customer database including key personnel in each organisation.
•Guide and assist the Project team in interpreting the project commercial & technical requirements
•Negotiate contract technical & commercial conditions with clients
•Manage the Base Metals team in terms of guiding , developing and mentoring employees
•Prepare sales and marketing budgets
•Assist in preparation of sales forecasts
3.0EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•Minimum experience of 5 years within the smelting industry and knowledge of base metals (platinum, nickel, copper, ferro-nickel, zinc)

3.1Minimum Qualifications
•A B.Eng/BSC Engineering or Metallurgy or Equivalent
4.0COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
•Verbal & written communication skills
•Strong sales ability
•Tolerance for stress
•Financial and business management skills especially for New Business Development
•Ability to Forecast Budgets
•An outgoing disposition
•Attention to detail
5.0DESCRIPTION OF WORK ENVIRONMENT:
•Frequent travelling locally and overseas, interaction with clients at an intermediate and senior level

Suitable candidates to submit their Curriculum Vitae WITH ref no: EVTNV5 to:
Esmé Venter
esmev@belay.co.za
011 318 1244

Closing Date: 12 Feb 2011