Business Development Manager

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager, in Export Trading to join our team. The ideal candidate has export FMCG trading experience, a driven personality who can see opportunities in everything and who always gives of themselves 110%. The position would require the candidate to travel to Market at least once every 6 weeks and spend a period of approximately 10 days seeing customers and extending / developing our current business.

The Business Development Manager would be expected to be able to achieve the following:

• Achieve profit budgets which the candidate would annually set with the approval of the MD
• Seek and identify opportunities in the market
• Successfully negotiate a trade (sale) using negotiation and salesman's skills
• Maintain a high level of service to clients through relationships and relationship building
• Comply with the regulations of the various markets
• Comfortably work within the company's logistical and financial controls

Minimum experience required:

• Knowledge of exports and the logistics thereof
• Proven track record of successfully negotiating and closing of sales deals
• Good knowledge of FMCG products

Skills required:

• Good mathematical understanding and an ability to read numbers / figures
• Working knowledge of INCO terms both on a buying and a selling basis
• Creative and inventive style of thinking
• An ability to show initiative in any given situation
• The maturity to handle a diverse group of customers
• Big picture orientated but with an understanding of the importance of details

Package & Remuneration:

The package would be market related and based on experience. It would consist of a basic salary plus a commission.