Sales Manager

We are looking for an experienced Sales Manager, Electrical, familiar with the Coal Mining industry and other mining.
The company supplies electrical, electronic and mechanical equipment and systems to the coal mining industry.
The Sales Manager reports to the CEO and will have responsibility for Marketing and Sales.

This will include
• Building a sales team, selection, training, motivating and supporting.
• Setting and achieving sales targets.
• Building , managing and supporting a distribution network.
• Marketing, PR and Brand Management, Corporate Image and reputation management.
• Reporting to senior management.

Requirements
• Ideally we are looking for someone with
• Electrical Engineering Diploma/Degree
• Business Management Diploma
• Electronics background (advantageous)
• 10 Years’ experience in a technical sales environment related to coal mining
• 5 Years' Management experience in a service orientated industry
• Knowledge of Mining industry
• Underground mining experience

Benefits
• R50-60k pm negotiable

Skills
• Good people skills essential
• Good organising and administrative skills
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft office
• QA systems
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work without supervision
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Customer liaison and negotiation skills
• Planning and Organising skills
• Numerical abilities
• Problem solving abilities
• Decision making and judgement skills
• Team leader
• Liaison with Key Suppliers

• Performance management skills
• Ability to handle conflict
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Professionalism

• Ability to interact with people at various levels

• Good command of English and Afrikaans
• Deadline and results driven
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with confidential information
• Ability to identify and solve problems
• Attention to detail
• Ability to Multi-Task
• Team work
• Client Orientated
• Ability to adapt to change