Permanent - Business Development Engineer - Ekurhuleni (East Rand) - South Africa

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Mining

City: Ekurhuleni (East Rand)

Province: Gauteng

Reporting To: General Manager, International Business

Job Purpose: To facilitate business development and maximise company profits by ensuring participation in the target market

Job Function: Existing business is retained at agreed percentage and market share is increased by obtaining new business

• Customer relations management database is maintained
• Product and service proposals to customers are price and technologically competitive
• Monthly presentation to management of market research and marketing activities in own area
• Business Unit's market segment and market position is identified and developed
• Improvement areas are identified, and strategies implemented for added value opportunities
• Immediate action is taken on non-compliance issues
• Liaison with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs
• All expenditures are managed as per company policy
• Marketing events and activities are arranged as per Strategy
• Analyse web-based marketing opportunities
• Technical direction is provided as required, objectives and targets are reviewed against standards

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical/Metallurgical/Chemical)
• Sales and Marketing tertiary qualification would be an advantageous
• At least 5 years relevant sales experience including dealing in Middle East countries, e.g. Turkey, India etc.
• Exposure in a Process Plant is advantageous
• Good communication skills, aligns performance for success, customer focused, persuasive, quality orientated, builds a successful team and strategic working relationships
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Fair amount of travelling is required