National Business Development Manager

Recruiter:

Lotus Recruitment

Job Ref:

CPT000093/MdW

Date posted:

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location:

Remote, South Africa

Salary:

50000 Monthly

SUMMARY:
Our client, a well-established and premium international FMCG, focused on personal care and cleaning products, seeks to expand business opportunities in South Africa/Africa and build a sales and customer service division.

Please note this role is a remote working role, reporting to head office abroad, and is initially on a fixed term contract; acting as a development product agent, with the view to building a satellite division in SA and Sub-Saharan Africa, therefore extensive travel in SA and various African countries is essential.

We do require a hands-on manager, who has experience in new business development within the formal and informal retail sector, with expansion into Africa being a long term goal. You must have experience in import and export pricing strategies, as well as knowledge of INCO terms

POSITION INFO:
KEY REQUIREMENTS TO MEET FOR CONSIDERATION:

You will have a tertiary qualification in either Business or Sales/Marketing, coupled with 10 + years experience in the Personal Care Product or Consumer Packaged Goods business development, as a senior level, with knowledge of INCO terms.
You will have experience in developing and implementing sales/pricing strategies for accelerating growth, develop business plans for various regions and markets (informal and formal), as well as create/maintain and expand distributor relationships.
You will have a hands-on approach and be experienced in building relationships, negotiating with retailer stakeholders, be proficient in providing stock and ensuring merchandising efficiency in store.
This role requires extensive travelling in SA and eventually across borders into Africa, therefore you must be prepared to spend significant time away from home.
A strong self-discipline, work ethic, drive and results driven/entrepreneurial traits are essential
You must have a valid driver’s licence, own car and a clear criminal and credit record

Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications, we are unable to correspond with each applicant personally, therefore only relevant and suitable candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive any correspondence from our company within 30 days, we regret your application has been unsuccessful

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