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North & East Africa Key Account Manager (2 positions)
Location: Midrand, Gauteng
Salary: Market related
Expand your sales career by driving growth across Africa! We’re looking for 2 new star employees, one to focus on North and the other on East Africa.
Is this you?
You’re a natural relationship-builder who thrives on exploring new markets, uncovering opportunities and delivering results. With resilience, initiative and strong organisational skills, you balance time “on the road” with structured planning, reporting and client management.What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll enjoy it)
You’ll be responsible for developing new business and distributors, expanding sales in African markets. This involves developing clients, identifying prospects and ensuring you consistently meet and exceed budgets and targets. You’ll engage with clients face-to-face, align sales activity with their operational needs, and manage the administration of both new and existing accounts. Close collaboration with R&D will be key as you brief technicians, follow up on samples and provide feedback to drive product development. Importantly, you’ll play a strategic role in proposing new initiatives for export growth, building distributor and agent networks, and driving opportunities into new sectors.Where you’ll be doing it
Join a fast-growing South African FMCG business, contributing to a portfolio that has expanded by over R50 million under stable, strong leadership. This is a company where client service is at the heart of everything. The team is collaborative, friendly and performance-driven. Their offices are based in Midrand and you would be in office on Fridays for sales meetings but otherwise ability to work from home. We’re looking for someone that is accountable and able to manage their time and responsibilities well. You’ll be travelling at least 2 weeks out of a month to Africa where you’ll be provided a driver there.What you’ll need
A proven track record of at least 2 years at a company in business development with technical sales and a track record of success in Africa, minimum of 2 African countries. You’ll need strong commercial acumen, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities across different countries. Experience in export sales, distributor management and working closely with R&D will set you apart. You’ll need the ability to travel to Africa for at two weeks of a month.What you’ll get
A basic salary plus quarterly commission. Enjoy flexible working hours, a shutdown break over December and a benefits package that includes provident fund and Liberty life/funeral cover.How to apply
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