SECUNDA

Location: Secunda, South Africa

Language(s) Requirements: English

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Employment Type: Full-Time

An Account manager position has become available in the IWT Division within the Oil and Gas Division in Secunda.

Qualifications

• A Degree or Higher National Diploma or equivalent in Chemistry/ Biochemistry / Microbiology / Metallurgy / Chemical Engineering is a pre-requisite.

Experience

• 5 Years technical sales experience.
• Supervisory experience will be advantageous.

Exposure to/ Experience in the following will be a significant advantage:

• Petrochemical Process treatment
• Boiler water treatment
• Raw water flocculation treatment
• Cooling water treatment
• Liquid/solid separation
• Written service reports
• Having done internal service inspections of related equipment at customer’ sites
• Experience in polymer application to solid/liquid separation.

The incumbent will be responsible for the following inter alia:

• Managing the sales account to execute the company's Africa sales strategies and meet stakeholder requirements to fund growth of the Company.
• Effectively retaining and expanding business to grow sales and profit margins to achieve business objectives
• Ensure existing applications and equipment are maintained and technical services are performed to ensure optimal performance
• Ensure that the sales efforts are aligned with Company Marketing strategy
• Coach and mentor fellow  associates on Water Treatment applications.
• Leading, directing and managing teams to ensure they have clear direction, effective leadership and are well motivated and aligned.
• Managing and implementing Continuous Improvements and Projects.
• Management of current customers and developments of new business.
• Maintaining and improving SHERQ performance to deliver targeted sales at the lowest possible risk to the company.
• Ensuring that all projects and Continuous Improvement opportunities are driven, documented and prioritized.

The successful candidate will be a people-person, practically orientated, able to handle pressure, a problem solver and a team member who is self-motivated. They must be able to communicate at all levels, be organized and self-disciplined. Candidate needs to be computer literate in Microsoft packages, and understand business systems and be able to produce technical reports. A drivers License is a necessity. They will be required to stay overnight at different customer sites. The career is challenging with exceptional growth possibility.

Equity Statement

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, if this supports achievement of our Employment Equity goals.

Only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be short listed. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of the advertisement, please consider yourself unsuccessful.