Area Service Manager – Food Sector (Angola)

Location: Johannesburg

Salary: Market related

Take your milling expertise into a high-impact, cross-border commercial role.

Is this you?

You’re a practical, customer-focused professional who enjoys being on-site, solving problems and building lasting relationships. You’re commercially aware, self-driven and adaptable, with the resilience to work across borders and cultures. A natural communicator, you listen well, think on your feet and enjoy working both independently and as part of a wider team.

What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)

You’ll take ownership of growing a key territory by identifying and converting opportunities within the food and beverage sector, particularly milling. You’ll build strong customer relationships, analyse operations and recommend solutions that improve efficiency and performance. From selling spare parts to managing small projects like upgrades and capacity expansions, you’ll handle the full sales cycle while collaborating closely with internal technical and commercial teams.

Where you’ll be doing it

Our client is a globally recognised engineering and technology business operating across food and industrial processing sectors. Known for innovation and strong customer partnerships, they are expanding their footprint in emerging African markets, offering a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with real growth opportunities.

What you’ll need

You’ll bring a solid technical background in food processing or milling, with hands-on experience as a miller, technician or similar. Portuguese fluency is essential, along with strong English communication skills. A relevant engineering qualification is advantageous, as is experience in technical sales or customer-facing roles. You must be willing to travel.

What you’ll get

A competitive salary, performance-based bonus (including 13th and 14th cheque potential), and additional benefits including pension, leave and tools of trade.

How to apply

For a confidential discussion please contact Katharina on Linkedin, (021) 035 1433 or send your CV to k.thieme-schiess@thetalentexperts.co.za – We appreciate that your CV might not be fully up to date. No problem; just send us what you have. We do respond to everyone! Just give us a few days to work through your application.

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