Job Summary
(KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER)
- Responsible for developing, managing, and growing key industrial customer accounts and regional sales performance for industrial equipment solutions.
Regional Position ( Cape Town ) – Start date immediate
Role Summary:
- Responsible for developing, managing, and growing key industrial customer accounts and regional sales performance for industrial equipment solutions.
Core Responsibilities (Essential Only):
- Grow and manage sales of industrial equipment within the assigned region
- Develop and expand relationships with regional and national industrial customers and channel partners
- Identify and develop new business opportunities and markets
- Understand customer needs and propose appropriate technical and commercial solutions
- Negotiate and close sales deals effectively
- Build long term relationships with key strategic customers as trusted advisor
- Execute regional and key customer sales strategies to meet or exceed targets
- Coordinate internally to ensure customer requirements and satisfaction are met
Minimum Requirements (Non Negotiable):
- Proven track record in Key Account / Territory Sales Management
- Minimum 3+ years’ experience selling industrial or equipment solutions (food / manufacturing environment preferred)
- Demonstrated year on year revenue growth
- Strong negotiation and closing skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple accounts and projects
- Willingness to travel extensively (up to ±75%)
- Strong communication, relationship building, and customer facing skills
Strong Advantages (Nice to Have)
- Experience selling capex equipment into industrial / food processing environments
- Experience working with channel partners
- CRM and ERP exposure (e.g. SAP B1, CRM systems)
Candidate Profile:
- Commercially driven and target focused
- Strategic thinker with hands on execution ability
- Professional, confident, and credible at customer executive level
- Self starter, resilient, and results oriented