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- Multinational Shipping organization
- Executive Level Position
About Our Client
Our client is a large global shipping organisation with its head office in Europe.
Job Description
The Sales Director will be responsible for the following:
- Responsible for co coordinating and managing all sales related matters as related to Area offices
- Pursues goals set by management, such as optimising the volume generated by the Area consistent with the objectives of maximising contribution
- Revenue management and digitisation/web channels
- Guides, coaches and instructs Area Sales forces
- Define and maintain customer portfolio for the sales force
- Define sales and contribution targets for the sales force
- Monitor customer performance and take action to improve business where needed
- Analyse competitive information and markets statistical data and generate business plan to gain and maintain market share as well as contribution
- Provide resolution of high level concern
- Represent area within committees, pursuing efficiency's, cost savings through the sharing of resourcing and services
- Establish and follow up on focus and target accounts
- Work closely with other directors
- Travel internationally and locally
- Actively business develop and bring on new business
The Successful Applicant
We are looking for the following:
- Must hold a tertiary qualification
- Must have a minimum of 6 years at a Sales Director level position
- ideally at least 8-10 years in a Sales Director position
- Must have Shipping or Freight Forwarding industry experience
- understanding of imports/exports from a sales perspective
- Logistics/transport industry may be looked at depending on the sales capability
- Must be open to be based in Durban
- Must be willing to travel
What's on Offer
market related salary
Contact
Amelia Jacob
Quote job ref
JN-112021-4515442
Phone number
+27 11 303 8300
Job summary
- Job function
- Sales
- Subsector
- Sales Manager/Director/VP
- Industry
- Transport & Distribution
- Location
- Durban
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Consultant name
- Amelia Jacob
- Consultant phone
- +27 11 303 8300
- Job reference
- JN-112021-4515442