Automotive Parts Key Account Manager (6 month Fixed Term Contract)

Key Account Manager required for 6 month fixed term contract with possibility of going permanent to sell automotive parts and parts for yellow machines to the mining industry

Area: Kuruman, Northern Cape
(Head Office, East Rand)

Must be prepared to come to Johannesburg for training and MUST be able to start on 1 October 2019


Package: Gross R26000 p/m

Responsibilities:
• Contribute to defining a commercial policy specific to each customer.
• Development of Annual Plan for each account(s).
• Preparing an Operational action plan including forecasting, quantitative objectives, follow up.
• Implement and oversee Operational action plan and its results.
• Managing specified territory
• Achieve pre-defined sales targets.
• Achieve pre-defined qualitative objectives.
• Daily administrative tasks.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
• Good technical skills.
• No clock watchers. Lots of travelling.
• Go getter, open minded.
• Business oriented
• Proven ability to work independently and proactively
• Ability to respect processes and to apply validated sales techniques
• Work as individual and part of team
• Large Company Experience essential
• Premium product exposure essential
• Planned loops and sleep out experience will be essential
• Marketing or sales related degree will be preferable but not an absolute necessity

Prerequisites
Education:
• Matric
• Commercial degree/diploma advantageous
• Technical and commercial skills mindset
• Very good communication skills
• Good computer literacy and proficient in Ms Office
• Minimum of two years external sales experience


NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS
• Must be Credit and Criminal clear
• Bi-lingual (English and Afrikaans)
• Validation of Highest Level of Education
• Two Valid References
• Valid South African driver’s license