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French Speaking Category Manager for Paints & Anti Corrosion Products (Logistics/Supply Chain)
Our client is a ship supplier company, with core business in Africa. Since 1959, they have been developing the African network with our subsidiaries (Gabon, Congo, Angola, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia) and our partners. Their teams can achieve all requests for vessels operating in the area, with reactivity and reliability.
Job Type: On-site | Cape Town
Requirements
Fluent in both English and French (Portuguese or Italian would be an bonus)
Technical expertise on paints and anti-corrosion products
A currently valid FROSIO certification
Experience in international business development and sales
Experience working across Africa
Comfortable with computer tools (MS Office including Excel, Power BI)
Experience working with an ERP system
Experience within the Oil, Energy & Gas industry
Responsibilities
Increase turnover and improve margins for paints and anti-corrosion products department
Develop the portfolio of current customers and prospect new ones. Develop new markets and ranges
Meet customersxe2x80x99 needs and offer suitable products while optimizing margins
Monitor anti-corrosion business as a whole and report to the Business Unit manager
Lead the sales teams based in our African subsidiaries.
Provide the technical expertise they need.
Support the teams for their sales prospects and customer relations.
Set sales targets and support them to achieve expectations
Develop confidence with suppliers to have the ranges that our customers need
Implement a benchmark process with suppliers to check we have best-value-for-money ranges
Support suppliers to improve the quality of their products and services
Manage the contractual relationship with suppliers
If you are interested, please apply via our website or email your CV to . Black Pen Recruitment is the leading recruitment agency worldwide with headquarters based in Malta (Europe) and Cape Town (South Africa).
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